Product name:Ammonium ferric citrate
CAS: 1185-57-5
Molecular Formula: FeC6H5O7
Molecular Weight:279.99
Product description:Odourless or slightly with ammonia smell and mild iron metallic taste. Air, easy deliquescence, affected by the light (hydrolysis). Easy mold. Easily soluble in water (1 g / 0.5 m1), and nearly neutral aqueous solution, insoluble in ethanol and aether. 5% aqueous solution of the pH value is about 5.0 ~ 8.0.Brown goods used hematinic to treatment of iron deficiency anemia; Can be used as food additives, according to Japan's 'food additives and set book' regulation, the iron content of 16.5% to 16.5%. Brown and green products are chemical sensitive material, green product is brown to taste more sensitive. Painted with green ferric ammonium citrate (potassium ferricyanide) and red blood salt paper called blue printing paper. During exposure, citric acid salt of ferric iron originally bivalent, turnbull's blue is under the influence of water, so the part by light into blue, not light part is still white, blue white line drawings available.