Citric+Acid-James


 * Chemical formula:**HO 2 CCH 2 C(OH)(CO 2 H)CH 2 CO 2 H


 * Effects:** Contact with dry citric acid or with concentrated solutions can result in skin and eye irritation, so protective clothing should be worn when handling these materials. Excessive consumption is capable of eroding the tooth enamel. Close contact to the eyes can cause a slight burning sensation, and may cause loss of sight. Sometimes a high concentration of citric acid can damage hair, since it opens hair cuticles. It can strip the hair of needed minerals and bleach it.


 * Other:** Citrate functions by sequestering water-hardness ions, thereby inhibiting the formation of sparingly soluble calcium and magnesium salts of surfactants. Citrate is not harmful to aquatic, all LC50 data are comprised between 200 and 10,000 mg/L. Citrate is rapidly biodegradable under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. citric acid or 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid,, an organic carboxylic acid containing three carboxyl groups C6H6O7Na-11/2H2O; disodium hydrogen citrate;same actions and uses as sodium citrate; in addition, it may be used in solutions of glucose without producing caramelization of the latter during autoclaving.

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