MCP Monocalcium Phosphate

Chemical Name: Monocalcium Phosphate
Molecular Formula: Anhydrous: Ca(H2PO4)2
Monohydrate: Ca(H2PO4)2•H2O
Molecular Weight: Anhydrous 234.05, Monohydrate 252.07
CAS:Anhydrous: 7758-23-8, Monohydrate: 10031-30-8
Character: White powder, specific gravity: 2.220. It may lose crystal water when heated to 100℃. Soluble in hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, slightly soluble in water (1.8%). It commonly contains free phosphoric acid and hygroscopicity (30℃). Its water solution is acidic. 

Product Detail

Usage: In food industry, it is used as leavening agent, dough regulator, buffer, modifier, solidification agent, nutritional supplement, chelating agent and so on. Fermentation agent, buffering agent and curing agent (gelation) for bread and biscuit, modifier for yeast food and meat. To improve saccharification and fermentation in brewing.
Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
Quality standard: (FCC-V, E341(i))

Name of index FCC-V E341(i)
Description Granular powder or white,
deliquescent crystals or granules
Identification Pass test Pass test
Assay(As Ca), % 15.9-17.7 (Monohydrate)
16.8-18.3 (Anhydrous)
Assay (on the dried basis), ≥95
P2O5(anhydrous basis),% -- 55.5—61.1
CaO (105°C, 4 hours), % -- 23.0-27.5% (anhydrous)

19.0-24.8% (monohydrate)

As, mg/kg   ≤ 3 1
F, mg/kg   ≤ 50 30 (expressed as fluorine)
Lead, mg/kg   ≤ 2 1
Cadmiun, mg/kg   ≤ -- 1
Mercury, mg/kg   ≤ -- 1
Loss on drying 1≤(Monohydrate) Monohydrate:60℃, 1hour then 105℃, 4 hours, ≤17.5%
Anhydrous:105℃, 4hours, ≤14%
Loss on ignition 14.0—15.5(Anhydrous) Monohydrate:105℃,1hour then ignite at 800℃±25℃ for 30minutes,≤25.0%
Anhydrous: ignite at 800℃±25℃ for 30minutes,≤17.5%
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