CITROFOL® AII Triethyl O-Acetylcitrate
- CAS Registry Number
- [77-89-4]
- Chemical Formula
- C₁₄H₂₂O₈
Introduction
CITROFOL® AII triethyl o-acetylcitrate is a versatile citric acid ester. It is used especially in products serving the personal care, pharmaceutical and food contact sectors.
In pharmaceutical applications CITROFOL® AII contributes as plasticiser to the performance of enteric-coated tablets.
For personal care applications like nail lacquer, CITROFOL® AII provides beside good plasticising properties also excellent lightfastness.
Functions
This ingredient offers you the following excellent functions.
- Emollient
- Film-forming
- Plasticiser
- Plasticising
Specifications
CITROFOL® AII is specified to meet the requirements of the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
CITROFOL® AII triethyl o-acetylcitrate is supplied in drums with 225kg net weight and in pails with 25kg net content. Other packaging is possible upon request.
Jungbunzlauer CITROFOL® AII is EU REACH registered.
Properties
- Clear, practically colourless, oily liquid
- High boiling point – low volatility
- Excellent compatibility with polar polymers such as acrylics, vinyl resins, ethylene-vinyl acetate and cellulose derivatives
Legal aspects
Many countries have set specific rules concerning the use of additives. We therefore advise to carefully investigate them before use of CITROFOL® AII triethyl o-acetylcitrate in your application.
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