CASR |
: | 6131-90-4 |
Molecular Formula |
: | CH3COONa.3H2O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 136.08 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | Colorless, transparent crystals, or white, granular crystalline powder, or white flakes |
| Solubility: | Very soluble in water, soluble in ethanol (96%) |
| Identification (For Acetates): | A blue precipitate should form or dark blue colour should devlope |
| Identification (Sodium): | A dence white precipitate should form |
| Identification (By Loss on drying): | 39.0% - 40.5% |
| Appearance of solution: | Clear and colourless solution |
| pH: | 7.5 - 9.0 |
| Reducing substances: | A pink colour should persist for atleast 1h |
| Chlorides: | NMT 200ppm |
| Sulphate (SO4): | NMT 50 ppm |
| Arsenic (As): | NMT 2ppm |
| Calcium(Ca)&Magnesium(Mg): | NMT 50ppm |
| Calcium(Ca)& Magnesium(Mg): | No turbidity should produce within 5 min |
| Iron (Fe): | NMT 10ppm |
| Loss on drying,120°C: | 38.0% - 41.0% |
| Loss on drying at 130°C: | 39.0% - 40.5% |
| Assay (Dried substance): | 99.0% - 101.0% |
| Insoluble matter: | NMT 0.05% |
| Potassium (K): | No precipitate should form |
| Aluminium (Al): | NMT 0.2 ppm |
| Total aerobic microbial count: | NMT 100 CFU/gm |
| Total Yeast and mold count: | NMT 10 CFU/gm |
| Escherichia coli: | Should be absent/gm |
| Pseud. aeruginosa: | Should be absent/gm |
| Staphylococcus aureus: | Should be absent/gm |
| Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria: | Should be absent/gm |
| Salmonella: | Should be absent/10 gm |
| Bacterial endotoxin test: | NMT 0.5 EU/mg |
