kenya chemical is one of the leading Citric acid manufacturers and suppliers in kenya. We are supplied into various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, Agriculture, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Citric acid is a weak organic acid that has the molecular formula C6H8O7. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms. More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, flavoring, and chelating agent.
Citric acid Applications
Food and drink
Because it is one of the stronger edible acids, the dominant use of citric acid is as a flavoring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks and candies.
Citric acid is an excellent chelating agent, binding metals by making them soluble. It is used to remove and discourage the buildup of limescale from boilers and evaporators. It can be used to treat water, which makes it useful in improving the effectiveness of soaps and laundry detergents. By chelating the metals in hard water, it lets these cleaners produce foam and work better without the need for water softening. Citric acid is the active ingredient in some bathroom and kitchen cleaning solutions. A solution with a six percent concentration of citric acid will remove hard water stains from the glass without scrubbing. Citric acid can be used in shampoo to wash out wax and coloring from the hair.
Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, and foods
Citric acid is used as an acidulant in creams, gels, and liquids. Used in foods and dietary supplements, it may be classified as a processing aid if it was added for a technical or functional effect (e.g. acidulent, chelator, viscosifier, etc.). If it is still present in insignificant amounts, and the technical or functional effect is no longer present, it may be exempt from labeling <21 CFR §101.100(c)>.
Citric acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid and is an active ingredient in chemical skin peels.
Citric acid is commonly used as a buffer to increase the solubility of brown heroin.
Citric acid is used as one of the active ingredients in the production of facial tissues with antiviral properties.
The buffering properties of citrates are used to control pH in household cleaners and pharmaceuticals.
Citric acid is used as an odorless alternative to white vinegar for home dyeing with acid dyes.
Sodium citrate is a component of Benedict’s reagent, used for identification both qualitatively and quantitatively of reducing sugars.
Citric acid can be used as an alternative to nitric acid in the passivation of stainless steel.
Citric acid can be used as a lower-odor stop bath as part of the process for developing photographic film. Photographic developers are alkaline, so a mild acid is used to neutralize and stop their action quickly, but commonly used acetic acid leaves a strong vinegar odor in the darkroom.
Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate can be used as a blood acid regulator.
Soldering flux. Citric acid is an excellent soldering flux, either dry or as a concentrated solution in water. It should be removed after soldering, especially with fine wires, as it is mildly corrosive. It dissolves and rinses quickly in hot water.
Powdered Citric Acid Uses
We get a citric acid powder that is white. It helps in improving kidney health, throat infection, get rid of acne, etc. Some other citric acid uses are.
Used as a food additive.
Used in cleaning.
Used as cosmetics.
Used in a water softener.
Used in Industries.
Food Additive
Citric acid is used in food as a flavoring agent and preservative.
It is used in processed food products like beverages, soft drinks etc.
Due to its sour taste, it is used in making certain candies.
Sometimes the sour candy is covered with white powder which is citric acid.
To keep fat globules away some ice cream companies use it as an emulsifier.
Cleaning Agent
Citric acid is one of the chelating agents.
With the help of citric acid limescale from evaporators and boilers is removed.
It is used in soaps and laundry detergents as water is softened by the acid.
Household cleaners used in the kitchen and bathroom also contain some amount of citric acid.
It is not only used as a cleaner but also as a deodorizer.
Cosmetics
Citric acid helps in the removal of dead skin so used for home masks.
Improves skin tone and skin growth reducing wrinkles, acne scars, etc.
To balance the pH levels citric acid is a commonly used ingredient in cosmetics.
It is found in hand soap, body wash, nail polish face cleansers, shampoos, and some other cosmetics products.
Water Softener
Citric acid is used as a water softener in detergents because it’s an organic acid, chelating, and buffering properties.
The chemical properties of citric acid as a weak organic acid make it a strong softener for water.
It operates by breaking down the trace quantities of metal discovered in water, making it an optimal all-natural option for hard water treatment.
Industrial Uses
Industrial uses of citric acid include detergent manufacturing, electroplating, and leather tanning.
Citric acid is also used as a preservative for stored blood and a buffer and antioxidant in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
Several fungal-derived acids have significant commercial value and have found wide-ranging applications in the food, feed, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries.
C6H8O7Uses (Citric Acid)
It is used as an antioxidant.
It is used as a cleaning agent – as an ingredient in kitchen and bathroom cleaning solutions.
It is used as an emulsifying agent in ice creams.
It is used to add a sour taste to soft drinks and other food items.
It used in shampoo.
It is used in sucrose crystallization in caramel.
It is used in food coloring.
It is used as a natural preservative.
It is used to remove the chalky deposit from evaporators, kettles, boilers, etc.
Citric Acid by-product type
Powder Citric Acid
Liquid Citric Acid
Citric Acid by application
Food & Beverages
Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care
Detergents & Cleansers
Animal Feed
Textile
Others
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