Detailed Product Description

Specifications:
1) Appearance: white to yellowish crystalline powder
2) Identification: meets requirements
3) Purity: 99% min.
4) Loss on drying: 0.30% max.
5) Reducing substances: 0.50% max.
6) Heavy metal: 0.002% max.
7) As: 2ppm max.
8) Sulfate: 0.04% max.
9) Chloride: 0.05% max.
10) Lead: 0.001% max.
11) PH value: 6.2 - 7.8

Main functions/properties:
1) Excellent chelating agent
2) Highly efficient set retarder
3) Efficient plasticizer / water reducer
4) Bitterness inhibitor
5) Non toxic
6) Easily biodegradable (98% after 2 days)

Sodium gluconate is the sodium salt of gluconic acid, produced by fermentation of
glucose. It is a white to tan, granular to fine, crystalline powder which is very
soluble in water. Non corrosive, non toxic and readily biodegradable (98% after
2 days), sodium gluconate is an always more appreciated chelating agent.

The outstanding property of sodium gluconate is its excellent chelating power, especially
in alkaline and concentrated alkaline solutions. It forms stable chelates
with calcium, iron, copper, aluminium and other heavy metals, and in this respect,
it surpasses all other chelating agents, such as EDTA, NTA and related compounds.

Aqueous solutions of sodium gluconate are resistant to oxidation and reduction, even
at high temperatures. However, it is easily degraded biologically (98% after
2 days), and thus presents no wastewater problem.

Sodium gluconate is also a highly efficient set retarder and a good plasticizer /
water reducer for concrete, mortar and gypsum.

And last but not least, it has the property to inhibit bitterness in foodstuffs.


Applications:
1) Food industry: diary, diet foods, herb and spice blends, meat products
2) Pharmaceuticals: injection
3) Personal care: dental care, skin care, toiletry
4) Cleaners/detergents: detergents, dish wash, household cleaners, industrial
cleaner
5) Industrial applications: agrochemicals, construction, ink, pains and dyes,
metal finishing, paper auxiliaries, photo chemicals, textile, auxiliaries, water
treatment