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Fumaric Acid
Fumaric Acid comes in a white, odorless crystal form and has a fruit acid taste.
Fumaric Acid comes in a white, odorless crystal form and has a fruit acid taste. It is the trans isomer of maleic acid. It’s soluble in water and alcohol and insoluble in chloroform and benzene.
Fumaric acid is mainly used as food/feed additives. Due to its reactivity FA is a useful material for a variety of industrial applications such as paper sizing, unsaturated polyester resins (U.P.R.), alkyd and allyl resins, adhesives, lubricants.
Packaging: 25 kg and 50 Kg multi-wall paper bags with polyethylene liners; 500/1000 kg big bags; bulk in autosilos.
Storage: it must be stored at room temperature, away from open flames or other potential ignition sources, in a dry and well-ventilated place.
Shelf life: 24 months from production date.
Physical and Chemical Properties
| Form | : Powder |
| Odour | : Odorless |
| Colour | : White |
| Melting Point | : 287°C |
| Boiling point | : 290°C |
| Vapor Pressure mm Hg at 25°C | : 1.54 X 10-4 |
| Water Solubility g/l at 25°C | : 7 |
| Density g/cm³ at 25°C C : 1.635 | : 1.635 |