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HRID 726927Generated: October 30, 2026

Citric Acid → Trisodium citrate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCitric AcidHCID 311—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductTrisodium citrateHCID 6224—

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example 3 was followed except that in lieu of the composition of Example 1 and the sodium hydroxide there was utilized 3.0 lbs of the composition of Example 2 with sufficient citric acid to give a pH of 4.0-4.5 (buffered with sodium citrate) or acetic acid (56%) buffered with sodium acetate at a temperature of 180°-185° F.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05711764
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_01
ORD IDord-316699641d524547b69d3c451e02ab79
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_01