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HRID 1252663Generated: November 2, 2026

Lactic Acid → Citric Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLactic AcidHCID 612—
ReactantCalcium ChlorideHCID 5284359—
ReactantSodium chloride; waterHCID 57417360—
ProductCitric AcidHCID 311—

Reaction Steps

The colouring agent and the flavouring agent were the same as in Example I. The mixture was treated in the same manner but the brine solution was now containing only 80 g of common salt besides 8 g of calcium chloride and having a pH-value which was adjusted at 5.0 by means of lactic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04744998
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_05
ORD IDord-b78df3c1ceff4e43a2538d2ddb7a8698
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_05