白色结晶或颗粒，或无色粉末，带有甜涩味。 溶于水和乙醇、甘油、甲醇。
熔点           >300 °C(lit.) 
密度          1,44 g/cm3 

Q/(HG)SJ 026-91
项目Item                                                    分析纯      化学纯
                                                                    (AR)           (CP)
含量(C6H5COONa)Assay,%                     ≥99.5       99.0
硫酸盐(SO4)Sulfate ,%                              ≤0.01       0.01
氯化物(Cl)Chloride,%                                 ≤0.01        0.02
砷(As)Arsenic,%                                         ≤0.0002    0.0004
重金属(以Pb计)Heavy metals,%                ≤0.001      0.004
干燥失重Dring loss,%                                 ≤0.3           0.5
游离酸(以CH5COOH)Free acid,%             ≤0.1          0.25
游离碱(以Na2CO3) Free alkali                    ≤0.1          0.1
品级Grade                                药用级                              
                                    （符合Ph. Eur., BP,USP, FCC, E211 ）
含量assay                                99.0-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance) 
总杂质total impurities 
酸度或碱度acidity or alkalinity,         complies 
可氧化杂质oxidizable impurities,         complies 
多聚核酸polynuclear acid,                complies 
溶剂残渣residual solvents,               complies 
重金属heavy metals (as Pb)               ≤0.001%  
含卤化合物halogenated compounds (as Cl)  ≤0.03%  
干燥损失loss on drying                   ≤1% , 105 °C 
氯chloride (Cl-):                        ≤100 ppm 
硫酸盐sulfate (SO42-):                   ≤100 ppm 
砷As:                                    ≤2  ppm 
铜Cu:                                    ≤10  ppm 
汞Hg:                                    ≤1  ppm 
铅Pb:                                    ≤2  ppm 
锌Zn:                                    ≤10  ppm 
溶解性试验suitability for appearance of solution complies 

危险类别码      36/37/38-62-63-68 
安全说明         24/25 
WGK Germany    1 
RTECS         DH6650000 
海关编码      29163100 

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