Tricalcium Phosphate ( TCP ) used in food and other industry
Chemical Name: Tri calcium PhosphateFormula: Ca3(PO4)2·H2OMolecular Weight: 1004.64Specificity: White powder,odourless,tasteless, relative density:3. 18. Difficultly soluble in water or ethanol, easily soluble in dilute Hydrochloric,Nitric Acid. Steady in air.Quality standard:
Name of index | HG2789-1996 | FCC-IV |
Appearance | White floating, crystalline powder |
Content(As Ca),% | 34.0~40.0 | 34.0~40.0 |
Heavy metal(As Pb),% | ≤0.002 | ≤0.0015 |
Arsenic (As),% | ≤0.0003 | ≤0.0003 |
Pb,% | --- | 0.0005 |
Fluorides(As F),% | ≤0.0075 | ≤0.0075 |
Loss on heating(200°C),% | 10.0 | --- |
Loss on ignition(800°C),% | --- | 10.0 |
Clear grade, | Slightly turbid | --- |
USES:In food industry,it is used as anticaking agent,nutrition enhancer(as calcium),PH regulator,buffer.such as anticaking agent for flour, additives for milk powder,sweet,Pudding,spice and meat; refined additives for animal oil,yeast food and so on. Also used as bulking agent for plastic and china.Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner, and a composite paper bag as the outerlayer.The net weight of each bag is 25kg.Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry,ventilative and clean warehouse,kept away from moisture,futhermore,it shoud be stored separately from poisonous. Avoid damageto the bags.Its expiry date is three year.
Tricalcium Phosphate ( TCP ) food grade