- Category :
Food and Feed additives/Food additives
- CAS NO : 39409-82-0
- EC NO : 235-192-7
- Molecular Formula : Mg5(CO3)4(OH)25(H2O)
- Main Specifications : FCC
- Synonyms : carbonic acid, magnesium salt, hydrate (1:2:2);Magnesium carbonate hydroxide (2:1:2);Magnesium carbonate basic;
Package: 25KG
Uses : Food Additive
Molecular Structure:
Product description:
1、Chemical Name: MAGNESIUM CARBONATE
2、Molecular Formula: xMgCO3•yMg(OH) 2•nH2O
3、Molecular Weight: ---
4、CAS: 39409-82-0
5、Character: In normal temperature, it’s with three hydrates. Light one is white, easily fragile or loose white powder. Odorless. Relative density is 2.2. Melting point is 350℃. It’s stable in the air. When heated to 700℃, it will become magnesium oxide. It’s hardly soluble in water, but it’ll bring a slight alkaline reaction. It can not be soluble in ethanol but it could be soluble in olefine acid with sparkling.
6、Usage: It’s used as drier, color ficatives, anticaking agent, carrier, swelling agent, acidity regulator.
7、Packing: It is packed with polythene bag as the inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8、Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dark, dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from water and moisture; unloaded with care to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
Specification GB 25587-2010 FCC,1996
Content (MgO) 40.0-44.0 40.0-43.5
Insolubles in Acid 0.05 0.05
Heavy Metals(As Pb) 0.001 0.002
CaO 0.6 0.6
Soluble Salts 1.0 1.0
Pb --- 0.001
Arsenic 0.0003 ---