EDTA DI Sodium (India)

1. NOMENCLATURE : Edetate Di Sodium.

:Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic Acid Di Sodium Salt.

:Di Sodium (Ethylene Di Nitrilo) Tetraacetate.



2. CAS NO. : 139-33-3 (Anhy.)

: 6381-92-6 (Dihydrate)





3. EMPIRICAL FORMULA : C10 H14 N2 Na2 O8 , 2H2O





4. MOL. WT. : 372.24 (Dihydrate)

336.21 (Anhydrous)





5. MELTING RANGE : 250°C – 253°C

(With Decomposition)





6. DESCRIPTION : Snow White sparkling Crystalline Material.

: Slightly bitter in Taste.

:Free Flowing.



7. THERAPEUTIC USE : Pharmaceutical Chelating Agent .

: Pharmaceutical aid. (Binder)



8.SOLUBILITY : Soluble in 10 parts of water

: Insoluble in Chloroform & Ether.

: Sparingly soluble in Alcohol.





9.CLARITY & COLOUR OF : 5 w/w solution in CO2 - free water is clear

SOULTION and Colourless.

(APPEARANCE OF SOLUTION)





10. WATER CONTENT : 8.7 - 11.4 w/w

(LOD), (At 150°C, 6 Hrs)



11. HEAVY METALS : NMT 0.005





12. PH (5 w/w Solution) : 4.0 to 6.0





13. CALCIUM : Absent





14. NITRILO TRIACETIC : 0.05 Maximum.

ACID (NTA) (By HPLC) (Limit : 0.1 Maxi)





15. IRON CONTENT : Not more than 50 ppm.





16. ASSAY (ODB) : Minimum 99.0





17. PACKING :25 Kgs. HDPE Laminated Multi-wall Paper,

Bags with double PE Liners.