TCP is White powder,odourless,tasteless, relative density:3.18. Difficultly soluble in water or ethanol, easily soluble in dilute Hydrochloric,Nitric Acid. Steady in air.
Application
In food industry,Tricalcium Phosphate 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 ceramic.It is widely used as nutrition supplements and anti-caking agent in food production.
TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (TCP)
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Chemical Name |
Tricalcium Phosphate |
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Synonyms |
TCP |
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Molecular Formula |
Ca3(PO4) |
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HS Code |
28352600 |
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CAS NO. |
7758-87-4 |
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Standard Executed |
FCC/E341iii |
Technical Specification
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Name of index |
Food Grade Standard |
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Appearance |
White Powder |
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Content(As Ca),% |
34.0~40.0 |
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Heavy metal(As Pb),% |
≤0.0015 |
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Arsenic (As),% |
≤0.0003 |
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Pb,% |
0.0005 |
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Fluorides(As F),% |
≤0.0075 |
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Loss on ignition(800?),% |
≤10.0 |