Citric Acid
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Basics
- C⁶H⁸O⁷
- A weak acid
- Naturally Occurs in Citrus Fruits etc
Uses
Food
- Think of any time you used Lemon Zest or Lemon Juice etc
- Although also Orange Juice / Lemonade / Limeaid etc
- Also in a Confectionary Context, Citric Acid in a CONCENTRATED form and/or blotted onto a different powder is used for Sour Candies/Powders and such (Think “Sour Patch Kids” and “Warheads” etc)
In Soaps
- It can be used in lower amounts as a PH Buffer
- In larger amounts it can work as a Chelation Agent
- Related concepts are some of those Citrus Based Degreasers
- User: Eric here, i have hands on experience of using that stuff on an Asphalt Tanker Ship which had a hose burst and got ALL OVER the deck. The stuff took a while, but worked fine and was waaaaaaaay “nicer” than Caustic Degreaser or a Solvent etc
- It didn’t burn much/at all, and only smelled of oranges
- User: Eric here, i have hands on experience of using that stuff on an Asphalt Tanker Ship which had a hose burst and got ALL OVER the deck. The stuff took a while, but worked fine and was waaaaaaaay “nicer” than Caustic Degreaser or a Solvent etc
Internal Links
- Acetic Acid (A similar weak organic acid; the active ingredient in Vinegar )