Introduction
Many fruits and vegetables, especially those in the citrus family, contain a natural substance called citric acid. It gives them a sour taste and is also used to flavor and preserve food and drinks. Citric acid is also a vital chemical in many life processes, such as the citric acid cycle, which generates energy for living cells.
Citric acid can be obtained from natural sources, such as lemon juice, or made synthetically by fermenting a kind of fungus called Aspergillus niger. The synthetic method is more economical and effective, and produces most of the citric acid used in the world today.
Citric acid has many uses and benefits, such as:
- Enhancing the flavor and shelf life of foods and drinks
- Acting as an antioxidant and preventing the growth of harmful bacteria
- Improving the stability and effectiveness of some medications
- Being an ingredient in some cosmetic and personal care products, such as skin peels and antiviral tissues
- Cleaning and removing stains from metals and fabrics
- Softening water and preventing scale buildup in pipes and appliances.
The growth rate of citric acid in different industries
Food is the largest industry of acid citric application
Types of Acid Citric
Acid citric chemically known as 2-hydroxyproline-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid. According to its water content, it is divided into citric acid monohydrate and citric acid anhydrous.
It is absolutely safe and reliable, and will not harm human health.
Applications
- Acid citric application in Food Industry
It is widely used in the food industry, accounting for more than 75% of the production, as an acidifier, antioxidant, and pH regulator, used in beverages, soft drinks, wine, candy, snacks, cookies, canned juice,
dairy products, and other food products.
In the market of all organic acids, citric acid market shares of more than 70%, a flavoring agent.
It's also used as non-toxic plasticizers, plastic films for food packaging, acidulants, and preservatives in the beverage and food
industries.
- Acid citric application in Chemical and textile industry
Citric acid can be used in chemical technology as reagent for chemical analysis, chromatographic analysis reagent, biochemical reagent; used as a complexing agent, masking agent; buffer solution.
- Acid citric application in Environmental protection industry
The research of an effective desulfurization process is a matter of urgency. A citric acid-sodium citrate buffer solution is a valuable desulfurization absorber due to its low vapor pressure, non-toxicity, chemical stability and high absorption rate of SO2.
- Acid citric application in Poultry and livestock industr
It has the characteristics of promoting animal growth, improving product quality, increasing disease resistance and survival rate, improving feed conversion rate, shortening feeding cycle, etc.
- Acid citric application in Cosmetic industry & Sterilization
As a kind of fruit acid, and its main function is to accelerate the renewal of keratin, which is often used in lotions, creams, shampoos, whitening products, anti-aging products, acne products, etc. The renewal of keratin helps to peel off the melanin in the skin, refine the pores, dissolve the blackheads, etc.
- Acid citric application in Pharmaceutical industry
It is used as an in vitro anticoagulant during blood transfusion or laboratory blood sample anticoagulation..
Quality Index
Production Process
Citric acid is an organic compound produced basically from grain/cassava.
The production process thus can be designed with dried cassava as raw material or other grains.
The production process of acid citric from dried cassava as raw material
Acid Citric Production Line & Engineering Provider
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