Iron citrate tetrahydrate CAS NO.2338-05-8

Description Dark brown coloured amorphous powder, without any odour, and, only a feeble astringent taste. Solubility Easily soluble in hot water (1 …

Description Dark brown coloured amorphous powder, without any odour, and, only a feeble astringent taste. Solubility Easily soluble in hot water (1 gm in 10ml). Insoluble in organic solvents, and precipitates on mixing aqueous solution with water miscible organics solvents like alcohol and acetone. Identification Ferric Iron It gives blue colour with Ferrocyanide. Loss On Drying N.M.T 7% as loss on drying at 1050C pH pH of a 5% solution in water is between 6.5 to 7.0 Bulk Density 0.9 to 1.01 (On Tapped Density Apparatus) Chlorides As NaCl Less than 3% Total Microbial Count Not Exceeding 1000 CFU per gm. (By employing plate method) Pathogens Absent Endotoxin Less than 0.5 EU/ mg Heavy Metals Not more than 70 ppm Arsenic NMT 2 ppm Copper NMT 60 ppm Lead NMT 25 ppm Zinc NMT 150 ppm Assay of Iron 18% to 22% w/w