Citric acid (citric acid production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'citric acid' is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000077-92-9. It is called '2-hydroxypropane-1 2 3-tricarboxylic acid' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C6H8O7. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as colorless crystalls. It is fairly soluble in water ethanol and ether. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products cosmetics and personal care products air care products polishes and waxes fillers putties plasters modelling clay photo-chemicals and coating products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.