Phosphoric Acid(Food) (CAS 62046-92-8) — formula H3O4P, molecular weight 97.995.
Phosphoric Acid(Food) (CAS 62046-92-8) is classified under Food Additives, with molecular formula H3O4P and molecular weight 97.995, and serves as a key raw material in the food and beverage industry — commonly applied as a food additive, nutritional supplement, or processing aid where regulatory-grade purity is required. Jinan Shenghe Chemical Co., Ltd. supplies Phosphoric Acid(Food) at commercial scale with stable lot-to-lot quality, accompanied by COA and full specification documentation. Typical categorization: Food Additives.
| CAS Number | 62046-92-8 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | H3O4P |
| Molecular Weight | 97.995 |
| Melting Point | 108 °F (NIOSH, 2024) |
| Boiling Point | 407 °C |
| LogP | -2.1 |
| Applications | Uses: CIR ingredient: Phosphoric Acid, . . . used in fertilizers, detergents, foods and beverages, water treatment, pickling and rust proofing metals, and for many other purposes. [ACGIH] Used in photography (platinum printing), [www.ci.tucson.az.us, arthazards, medium.html] Used as a wet etchant in semiconductor manufacturing at a standard concentration of 85%, [CSH, p. 46], Acid and Alkali Cleaning of Metals [Category: Clean], Molding and Core Making [Category: Foundry], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Semiconductor Manufacturing [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Lithography printing [Category: Hobbies], For phosphoric acid (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 076001) ACTIVE products with label matches., SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Polymer gasoline catalyst, etchant (semiconductor manufacture), acidulant (soft drinks, prepared foods), aluminum brightening, anodizing agent, aluminum, steel, magnesium, zinc anticorrosion treatment reagent, microbial fermentation nutrient, refractories raw material., In the manufacture of superphosphates for fertilizers, other phosphate salts, polyphosphates, detergents. Acid catalyst in making ethylene, purifying hydrogen peroxide. As acidulant and flavor, synergistic antioxidant and sequestrant in food. Pharmaceutic aid (solvent). In dental cements, process engraving, rustproofing of metals before painting, coagulating rubber latex, as analytical reagent., In gelatin manufacture, in lakes in cotton dyeing, soil stabilizer, waxes and polishes, binder for ceramics, activated carbon., For more Uses (Complete) data for PHOSPHORIC ACID (10 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Oxidants and Oxidant Stabilizers, Safer Chemical Classes -> Yellow triangle - The chemical has met Safer Choice Criteria for its functional ingredient-class, but has some hazard profile issues, Food Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Processing aids not otherwise specified, Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent, Abrasives, Plating agent, Antioxidant, pH regulating agent, Heat transferring agent, Bleaching agent, Solvent, Polymerization promoter, Flavoring and nutrient, Anti-adhesive, cohesive, Other, Swelling agent, Lubricating agent, Adhesion, cohesion promoter, Drier, Etching agent, Anti-static agent, Chelating agent, Anti-scaling agent, Intermediate, Processing aids, specific to petroleum production, Oxidizing agent, Surface modifier, Defoamer, Humectant, Laboratory chemicals, Dye, Flame retardant, Cleaning agent, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Catalyst, Corrosion inhibitor, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Consumer Uses: Binder, Anti-freeze agent, Chemical reaction regulator, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Surfactant (surface active agent), Household Products: Cosmetics product ingredient: Phosphoric acid, Product count: 216, Information on 334 consumer products that contain Phosphoric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Auto Products, • Commercial, Institutional, • Hobby, Craft, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Personal Care, • Pesticides, • Pet Care, Methods of Manufacturing: Phosphorus is converted to phosphorus pentoxide P2O5 by exposing it to a current of warm air, then the P2O5 is treated with water to form phosphoric acid. The conversion of the phosphorus to the pentoxide takes place while the phosphorus, distilling from the phosphorus manufacturing operation, is in the vapor phase., Wet-process acid is manufactured by the digestion of phosphate rock (calcium phosphate) with sulfuric acid. Other acids such as hydrochloric acid may be used, but the sulfuric acid-based processes are by far the most prevalent. Phosphoric acid is separated from the resultant calcium sulfate slurry by filtration., Wet phosphoric acid produced by wet digestion contains variable amounts of inorganic impurities, depending on the origin of the phosphate rock. Depending on the further application, these impurities must be partially or completely removed from crude phosphoric acid. Precipitation and extraction processes are used., Thermal (furnace) process: White (yellow) phosphorus is burned in excess air and the resulting phosphorus pentoxide is hydrated, heats of combustion and hydration are removed, and the phosphoric acid mist collected., Impurities: THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS APPEAR AS IMPURITIES IN WET-PROCESS ACID-MERCHANT GRADE, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID TECHNICAL GRADE, AND THERMAL ACID-TECHNICAL GRADE, RESPECTIVELY: CALCIUM MONOXIDE-0.06%, 0.005%, 0.01%, FLUORIDE-0.8%, 0.08%, <0.0001%, ALUMINUM OXIDE-1.7%, 0.0003%, IRON OXIDE-1.23%, 0.007%, 0.004%, MAGNESIUM OXIDE-0.58%, 0.003%, 0.0002%, POTASSIUM OXIDE-0.01%, 0%, 0.0007%, SODIUM OXIDE-0.12%, 0.0025%, SILICON DIOXIDE-0.07%, 0.1%, 0.0015%, AND SULFATE-2.2%, 0.2%, >0.002%, Formulations, Preparations: Agricultural, technical (50, 75, 85, 90, 100%), food (50, 85%), NF (85-88%), FCC (75-85%). (Polyphosphoric acid is sometimes called 115% phosphoric acid.), WET-PROCESS ACID, MERCHANT GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 53.1%, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID, TECH GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 54%, THERMAL ACID, TECH G |
Documented applications: Uses: CIR ingredient: Phosphoric Acid, . . . used in fertilizers, detergents, foods and beverages, water treatment, pickling and rust proofing metals, and for many other purposes. [ACGIH] Used in photography (platinum printing), [www.ci.tucson.az.us, arthazards, medium.html] Used as a wet etchant in semiconductor manufacturing at a standard concentration of 85%, [CSH, p. 46], Acid and Alkali Cleaning of Metals [Category: Clean], Molding and Core Making [Category: Foundry], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Semiconductor Manufacturing [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Lithography printing [Category: Hobbies], For phosphoric acid (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 076001) ACTIVE products with label matches., SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Polymer gasoline catalyst, etchant (semiconductor manufacture), acidulant (soft drinks, prepared foods), aluminum brightening, anodizing agent, aluminum, steel, magnesium, zinc anticorrosion treatment reagent, microbial fermentation nutrient, refractories raw material., In the manufacture of superphosphates for fertilizers, other phosphate salts, polyphosphates, detergents. Acid catalyst in making ethylene, purifying hydrogen peroxide. As acidulant and flavor, synergistic antioxidant and sequestrant in food. Pharmaceutic aid (solvent). In dental cements, process engraving, rustproofing of metals before painting, coagulating rubber latex, as analytical reagent., In gelatin manufacture, in lakes in cotton dyeing, soil stabilizer, waxes and polishes, binder for ceramics, activated carbon., For more Uses (Complete) data for PHOSPHORIC ACID (10 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Oxidants and Oxidant Stabilizers, Safer Chemical Classes -> Yellow triangle - The chemical has met Safer Choice Criteria for its functional ingredient-class, but has some hazard profile issues, Food Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Processing aids not otherwise specified, Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent, Abrasives, Plating agent, Antioxidant, pH regulating agent, Heat transferring agent, Bleaching agent, Solvent, Polymerization promoter, Flavoring and nutrient, Anti-adhesive, cohesive, Other, Swelling agent, Lubricating agent, Adhesion, cohesion promoter, Drier, Etching agent, Anti-static agent, Chelating agent, Anti-scaling agent, Intermediate, Processing aids, specific to petroleum production, Oxidizing agent, Surface modifier, Defoamer, Humectant, Laboratory chemicals, Dye, Flame retardant, Cleaning agent, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Catalyst, Corrosion inhibitor, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Consumer Uses: Binder, Anti-freeze agent, Chemical reaction regulator, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Surfactant (surface active agent), Household Products: Cosmetics product ingredient: Phosphoric acid, Product count: 216, Information on 334 consumer products that contain Phosphoric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Auto Products, • Commercial, Institutional, • Hobby, Craft, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Personal Care, • Pesticides, • Pet Care, Methods of Manufacturing: Phosphorus is converted to phosphorus pentoxide P2O5 by exposing it to a current of warm air, then the P2O5 is treated with water to form phosphoric acid. The conversion of the phosphorus to the pentoxide takes place while the phosphorus, distilling from the phosphorus manufacturing operation, is in the vapor phase., Wet-process acid is manufactured by the digestion of phosphate rock (calcium phosphate) with sulfuric acid. Other acids such as hydrochloric acid may be used, but the sulfuric acid-based processes are by far the most prevalent. Phosphoric acid is separated from the resultant calcium sulfate slurry by filtration., Wet phosphoric acid produced by wet digestion contains variable amounts of inorganic impurities, depending on the origin of the phosphate rock. Depending on the further application, these impurities must be partially or completely removed from crude phosphoric acid. Precipitation and extraction processes are used., Thermal (furnace) process: White (yellow) phosphorus is burned in excess air and the resulting phosphorus pentoxide is hydrated, heats of combustion and hydration are removed, and the phosphoric acid mist collected., Impurities: THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS APPEAR AS IMPURITIES IN WET-PROCESS ACID-MERCHANT GRADE, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID TECHNICAL GRADE, AND THERMAL ACID-TECHNICAL GRADE, RESPECTIVELY: CALCIUM MONOXIDE-0.06%, 0.005%, 0.01%, FLUORIDE-0.8%, 0.08%, <0.0001%, ALUMINUM OXIDE-1.7%, 0.0003%, IRON OXIDE-1.23%, 0.007%, 0.004%, MAGNESIUM OXIDE-0.58%, 0.003%, 0.0002%, POTASSIUM OXIDE-0.01%, 0%, 0.0007%, SODIUM OXIDE-0.12%, 0.0025%, SILICON DIOXIDE-0.07%, 0.1%, 0.0015%, AND SULFATE-2.2%, 0.2%, >0.002%, Formulations, Preparations: Agricultural, technical (50, 75, 85, 90, 100%), food (50, 85%), NF (85-88%), FCC (75-85%). (Polyphosphoric acid is sometimes called 115% phosphoric acid.), WET-PROCESS ACID, MERCHANT GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 53.1%, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID, TECH GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 54%, THERMAL ACID, TECH G.
Phosphoric Acid(Food) is a chemical compound with CAS registry number 62046-92-8 and molecular formula H3O4P (molecular weight 97.995).
CAS number: 62046-92-8
Its molecular formula H3O4P comprises 3 H, 4 O, 1 P atoms.
Also known as: Phosphoric Acid(Food) · 磷酸（食品）
The CAS registry number of Phosphoric Acid(Food) is 62046-92-8.
Molecular formula H3O4P, molecular weight 97.995.
It is also registered under: Phosphoric Acid(Food), 磷酸（食品）.
Recorded applications: Uses: CIR ingredient: Phosphoric Acid, . . . used in fertilizers, detergents, foods and beverages, water treatment, pickling and rust proofing metals, and for many other purposes. [ACGIH] Used in photography (platinum printing), [www.ci.tucson.az.us, arthazards, medium.html] Used as a wet etchant in semiconductor manufacturing at a standard concentration of 85%, [CSH, p. 46], Acid and Alkali Cleaning of Metals [Category: Clean], Molding and Core Making [Category: Foundry], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Semiconductor Manufacturing [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Lithography printing [Category: Hobbies], For phosphoric acid (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 076001) ACTIVE products with label matches., SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Polymer gasoline catalyst, etchant (semiconductor manufacture), acidulant (soft drinks, prepared foods), aluminum brightening, anodizing agent, aluminum, steel, magnesium, zinc anticorrosion treatment reagent, microbial fermentation nutrient, refractories raw material., In the manufacture of superphosphates for fertilizers, other phosphate salts, polyphosphates, detergents. Acid catalyst in making ethylene, purifying hydrogen peroxide. As acidulant and flavor, synergistic antioxidant and sequestrant in food. Pharmaceutic aid (solvent). In dental cements, process engraving, rustproofing of metals before painting, coagulating rubber latex, as analytical reagent., In gelatin manufacture, in lakes in cotton dyeing, soil stabilizer, waxes and polishes, binder for ceramics, activated carbon., For more Uses (Complete) data for PHOSPHORIC ACID (10 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Oxidants and Oxidant Stabilizers, Safer Chemical Classes -> Yellow triangle - The chemical has met Safer Choice Criteria for its functional ingredient-class, but has some hazard profile issues, Food Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Processing aids not otherwise specified, Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent, Abrasives, Plating agent, Antioxidant, pH regulating agent, Heat transferring agent, Bleaching agent, Solvent, Polymerization promoter, Flavoring and nutrient, Anti-adhesive, cohesive, Other, Swelling agent, Lubricating agent, Adhesion, cohesion promoter, Drier, Etching agent, Anti-static agent, Chelating agent, Anti-scaling agent, Intermediate, Processing aids, specific to petroleum production, Oxidizing agent, Surface modifier, Defoamer, Humectant, Laboratory chemicals, Dye, Flame retardant, Cleaning agent, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Catalyst, Corrosion inhibitor, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Consumer Uses: Binder, Anti-freeze agent, Chemical reaction regulator, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Surfactant (surface active agent), Household Products: Cosmetics product ingredient: Phosphoric acid, Product count: 216, Information on 334 consumer products that contain Phosphoric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Auto Products, • Commercial, Institutional, • Hobby, Craft, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Personal Care, • Pesticides, • Pet Care, Methods of Manufacturing: Phosphorus is converted to phosphorus pentoxide P2O5 by exposing it to a current of warm air, then the P2O5 is treated with water to form phosphoric acid. The conversion of the phosphorus to the pentoxide takes place while the phosphorus, distilling from the phosphorus manufacturing operation, is in the vapor phase., Wet-process acid is manufactured by the digestion of phosphate rock (calcium phosphate) with sulfuric acid. Other acids such as hydrochloric acid may be used, but the sulfuric acid-based processes are by far the most prevalent. Phosphoric acid is separated from the resultant calcium sulfate slurry by filtration., Wet phosphoric acid produced by wet digestion contains variable amounts of inorganic impurities, depending on the origin of the phosphate rock. Depending on the further application, these impurities must be partially or completely removed from crude phosphoric acid. Precipitation and extraction processes are used., Thermal (furnace) process: White (yellow) phosphorus is burned in excess air and the resulting phosphorus pentoxide is hydrated, heats of combustion and hydration are removed, and the phosphoric acid mist collected., Impurities: THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS APPEAR AS IMPURITIES IN WET-PROCESS ACID-MERCHANT GRADE, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID TECHNICAL GRADE, AND THERMAL ACID-TECHNICAL GRADE, RESPECTIVELY: CALCIUM MONOXIDE-0.06%, 0.005%, 0.01%, FLUORIDE-0.8%, 0.08%, <0.0001%, ALUMINUM OXIDE-1.7%, 0.0003%, IRON OXIDE-1.23%, 0.007%, 0.004%, MAGNESIUM OXIDE-0.58%, 0.003%, 0.0002%, POTASSIUM OXIDE-0.01%, 0%, 0.0007%, SODIUM OXIDE-0.12%, 0.0025%, SILICON DIOXIDE-0.07%, 0.1%, 0.0015%, AND SULFATE-2.2%, 0.2%, >0.002%, Formulations, Preparations: Agricultural, technical (50, 75, 85, 90, 100%), food (50, 85%), NF (85-88%), FCC (75-85%). (Polyphosphoric acid is sometimes called 115% phosphoric acid.), WET-PROCESS ACID, MERCHANT GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 53.1%, PURIFIED WET-PROCESS ACID, TECH GRADE, HAS MIN ASSAY OF 54%, THERMAL ACID, TECH G.
Independent reference data for Phosphoric Acid(Food) (CAS 62046-92-8), compiled from public chemistry databases.
| CAS Registry Number | 62046-92-8 |
|---|---|
| PubChem CID | 1004 |
| Molecular formula | H3O4P |
| IUPAC name | phosphoric acid |
| UNII (FDA) | E4GA8884NN |
| FEMA number | 2900 |
| Molecular Weight | 97.995 |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -2.1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 4 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 97.97689557 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 97.97689557 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 77.8 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 5 |
| Boiling Point | 407 °C |
|---|---|
| Boiling Point | 158.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 158 °C |
| Boiling Point | 415 °F |
| Boiling Point | 407 °C @760 [mm Hg] |
| Melting Point | 108 °F (NIOSH, 2024) |
| Melting Point | 42.4 °C |
| Melting Point | Melting point: 75% -17.5 °C; 80% 4.6 °C; 85% 21 °C. |
| Melting Point | 41.00 to 44.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Melting Point | 42 °C |
Phosphoric acid; 7664-38-2; ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID; o-Phosphoric acid; Wc-reiniger; Acidum phosphoricum; Sonac; Phosphorsaeure; Evits; Acide phosphorique; Phosphoricum acidum; Acido fosforico; Phosphorsaeureloesungen; FEMA No. 2900; Fosforzuuroplossingen; Vococid
| Regulatory & Food Contact | FDA Substance added to food: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MAL FDA Cumulative Estimated Daily Intake (CEDI): FCS FDA Inventory of Food Contact Substances Listed in 21 CFR: FCS ACID; ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST; SEQUESTRANT; SYNERGIST: Food Additives ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NU Group MTDI for phosphorus from all sources, expressed as P |
|---|---|
| GHS notification summary | 0.1% (4 / 4293) |
| GHS notification summary | 0.1% (4 / 4293) |
|---|---|
| Reported hazard statements | H314, H290 (18%), H302 (15.1%), H318 (18.2%), H331, H370, H402, H313 |
H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Phosphoric Acid(Food) · CAS 62046-92-8 · H3O4P. UNII E4GA8884NN. Boiling Point: 407 °C; Boiling Point: 158.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg; Boiling Point: 158 °C.
Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.
Supplier: Jinan Shenghe Chemical Co., Ltd.
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