EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
CAS No.: 60-00-4
Properties: White crystalline powder, melting point 240℃(decomposition) . Insoluble in cold water, alcohol and other organic solvents, slightly soluble in hot water, soluble in sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate and ammonia solutions
Usage: It has many uses and is the representative substance of chelating agent. It can form stable water-soluble complex with alkali metals, rare earth elements and transition metals. Widely used in polymer chemistry industry, daily chemical industry, paper industry, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, textile and dyeing industry, aquaculture, photographic chemicals, oil Field Chemicals, water treatment agents, boiler cleaning agents and analytical reagents. In addition, EDTA can also be used to make harmful radioactive metals from the human body rapidly excreted to play a detoxification effect.