Triethyl_citrate

Triethyl citrate

Triethyl citrate

Chemical compound


Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid. It is a colorless, odorless liquid used as a food additive, emulsifier and solvent (E number E1505)[4] to stabilize foams, especially as whipping aid for egg white.[5] It is also used in pharmaceutical coatings and plastics.[6]

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Triethyl citrate is also used as a plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and similar plastics.[7]

Triethyl citrate has been used as a pseudo-emulsifier in e-cigarette juices.[8] It functions essentially like lecithin used in food products, but with the possibility of vaporization which lecithin does not have.


References

  1. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 747. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. William J. Stadelman; Owen J. Cotterill (1995). Egg Science and Technology. Haworth Press. ISBN 1-56022-855-5.
  3. Hwan-Man Park; Manjusri Misra; Lawrence T. Drzal & Amar K. Mohanty (2004). ""Green" Nanocomposites from Cellulose Acetate Bioplastic and Clay: Effect of Eco-Friendly Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer". Biomacromolecules. 5 (6): 2281–2288. doi:10.1021/bm049690f. PMID 15530043.
  4. Erythropel, Hanno C; Anastas, Paul T; Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra; O'Malley, Stephanie S; Jordt, Sven Eric; Zimmerman, Julie B (2020-04-27). "Differences in flavourant levels and synthetic coolant use between USA, EU and Canadian Juul products". Tobacco Control. 30 (4): tobaccocontrol–2019–055500. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055500. ISSN 0964-4563. PMC 7606218. PMID 32341193.



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