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ITEMS |
SPECIFICATIONS
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Description
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Fine, white odorless almost tasteless powder
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Solubility
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One Gm. In 50 ml of water at a lower temperature and
insoluble in alcohol.
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Identification Tests A, B, C, & D
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As per NF X
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Alkalinity
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NMT 1.5 ml of 0.1 N H2SO4
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Loss on Drying
(% by mass at 150˚C)
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NMT 12 %
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Alcohol Soluble Substances
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NMT 1 %
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Chloride
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NMT 700 ppm
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Phosphate
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As per NF-X
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Sulfate
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NMT 0.5 %
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Arsenic
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NMT 3.0 ppm
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Heavy Metals
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NMT 40 ppm
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Assay
(% by mass as C3H7CaO6P
on dried basis)
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NLT 98 % w/w
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Lead
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NMT 10 ppm
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Calcium Content on dried basis
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18.6 – 19.4 %
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Microbiology:
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Total Viable Aerobic Bacterial Count
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NMT 1000 CFU/g
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Yeast & Mold
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NMT 100 CFU/g
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Escherichia Coli
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Absent /10 g
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Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa
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Absent/10 g
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Salmonella
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Absent/10 g
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Staph. Aureus
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Absent/10 g
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