Product Details

CasNo： 60-00-4

MF： C10H16N2O8

Appearance： powder

Delivery Time： 15 days

Packing： 25kg/bag

Purity： 99%

Basic Information

Product Description

Product Name：Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid   

CAS No: 60-00-4

Form: powder

Product Application

1) Consumer & Personal Care

Detergents/Soaps:​ Acts as a builder​ to sequester water hardness ions (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺), softening water and improving cleaning efficiency.

Cosmetics:​ Functions as a stabilizer/chelator​ to prevent product discoloration, oxidation, or spoilage catalyzed by metal ions (e.g., in formulations with peroxides, Vitamin C), extending shelf life.

2) Industrial Cleaning & Water Treatment

Industrial Cleaning:​ For descaling boilers, heat exchangers, and removing rust/calcium deposits from metal surfaces.

Water Treatment:​ Prevents scale formation in cooling/boiler water systems. Also used in heavy metal wastewater treatment.

3) Agriculture

Micronutrient Fertilizers:​ Forms chelated micronutrient fertilizers​ with iron, zinc, manganese, copper, etc. This keeps nutrients bioavailable in soil, preventing fixation, and significantly improving plant uptake. One of the largest agricultural applications.

4) Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory

Pharmaceuticals:​ EDTA calcium disodium salt is a heavy metal antidote​ (e.g., lead poisoning). Used as an anticoagulant in blood collection tubes (chelates Ca²⁺). Found in some eye drops for treating calcific deposits.

Laboratory:​ An inhibitor of DNases/RNases​ in molecular biology (chelates essential Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺). Used in buffers and cell culture to control metal ion concentrations.

5) Food Industry

Food Additive:​ Used as an antioxidant, stabilizer, preservative​ (INS 385) in canned goods, sauces, beverages, etc., to prevent metal-catalyzed oxidation causing color/flavor changes.

6) Textiles, Paper, Photography, etc.

Textile Dyeing:​ Softens water, prevents dye-metal interactions and staining.

Paper:​ Stabilizer in bleaching processes.

Photography:​ Component of fixer solutions.

Packaging

25kg/bag

Storage

Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated warehouse (temperature: 5–30°C, relative humidity: <70%); avoid direct sunlight and rain to prevent moisture absorption and caking. Keep away from strong oxidizers and strong acids (e.g., concentrated hydrochloric acid, nitric acid) to avoid chemical reactions.