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CAS NUMBER: 13472-36-1
EC NUMBER: 231-767-1
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 265.9
LINEAR FORMULA: Na4P2O7
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is a non-toxic and biocompatible compound used as an electroactive media for exfoliation of the surface coating.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is also be used as an additive in the food industry.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, also called sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate or TSPP, is an inorganic compound with the formula Na4P2O7.
As a salt, TetraSodium pyrophosphate is a white, water-soluble solid.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is composed of pyrophosphate anion and sodium ions. Toxicity is approximately twice that of table salt when ingested orally.
Also known is the decahydrate Na4P2O7 · 10(H2O).
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate appears as odorless, white powder or granules. mp: 995°C.
Density: 2.53 g/cm3. Solubility in water: 3.16 g/100 mL (cold water); 40.26 g/100 mL boiling water.
Used as a wool de-fatting agent, in bleaching operations, as a food additive.
The related substance tetrasodium pyrophosphate decahydrate (Na4P2O7*10H2O) occurs as colorless transparent crystals.
Loses TetraSodium pyrophosphate's water when heated to 93.8°C.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP) is widely used as an emulsifying salt (ES) in process cheese.
Previous reports have indicated that TetraSodium pyrophosphate exhibits some unusual properties, including the gelation of milk proteins at specific ES concentrations.
We studied the effect of various concentrations (0.25–2.75%) of TSPP and cooking times (0–20 min) on the rheological, textural, and physical properties of pasteurized process Cheddar cheese using a central composite rotatable experimental design.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is used in water softener, detergent, emulsifying agent, metal cleaner and nutritional supplement.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate acts as a buffering agent, thickening agent and dispersing agent.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate also acts as a tartar control agent in toothpaste and dental floss.
In addition, TetraSodium pyrophosphate is used as a chelating agent in antimicrobial studies.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is also used as a food additive in common foods such as chicken nuggets, crab meat and canned tuna.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate tetrabasic, also called TSPP is used in the laboratory as a buffering agent.
Has shown to be useful in the preparation of an EDTA-sodium pyrophosphate extraction buffer for microcystin analysis of soil samples.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate dibasic also called, disodium pyrophosphate or DSPP (sc-251047) has been used as a chelating agent in antimicrobial studies.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, also called sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate or TetraSodium pyrophosphate, is an inorganic compound with the formula Na₄P₂O₇.
As a salt, TetraSodium pyrophosphate is a white, water-soluble solid.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is composed of pyrophosphate anion and sodium ions.
Toxicity is approximately twice that of table salt when ingested orally.
Also known is the decahydrate Na₄P₂O₇ · 10(H₂O).
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, also known as sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate or TetraSodium pyrophosphate, is a colorless transparent crystalline chemical compound with the formula Na4P2O7.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is a salt composed of pyrophosphate and sodium ions.
Toxicity when ingested orally is about twice that of table salt.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is produced by sodium carbonatreaction with phosphorus grade phosphoric acid to form disodium phosphate, and then heated to 450°C to form tetrasodium pyrophosphate.
Alternatively, TetraSodium pyrophosphate can be formed by molecular dehydration of dibasic sodium phosphate at 500 °C (932 °F).
Primarily used as a food additive tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP) is a salt composed of pyrophosphate and sodium ions that possesses approximately twice the toxicity of table salt when ingested orally.
In general use, TSPP is used as an emulsifier, thickening agent, buffering agent, and a dispersing agent.
Chicken nuggets, crab meat, marshmallows, imitation crab, pudding, canned tuna, and numerous soy-based meat alternatives use TetraSodium pyrophosphate, as do cat food and cat treat manufacturers to make their products more palatable to felines.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate also functions as a tartar control agent in both dental floss and toothpaste by removing the calcium and magnesium found in saliva to prevent them from forming deposits on teeth.
Most TetraSodium pyrophosphate is synthesized via the reaction of furnace-grade phosphoric acid and sodium carbonate in order to produce disodium phosphate, which is then heated to a temperature of 450 degrees C to form TSPP.
Another common method of synthesis is the molecular dehydration of dibasic sodium at 500 degrees C.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP), also called tetrasodium disphosphate or sodium pyrophosphate, is a synthetic ingredient that can be used as an acid regulator, sequestrant, protein modifier, coagulant, and a dispersing agent in food with the European food additive number E450(iii).
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is gluten free and vegan.
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate Tetrabasic is generally immediately available in most volumes.
High purity, submicron and nanopowder forms may be considered.
American Elements produces to many standard grades when applicable, including Mil Spec (military grade); ACS, Reagent and Technical Grade; Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Grade; Optical Grade, USP and EP/BP (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia) and follows applicable ASTM testing standards.
Tetrasodium phosphate is an umbrella term that refers to multiple combinations of sodium (salt) and phosphate (an inorganic, salt-forming chemical).
Food-grade sodium phosphate is recognized by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe for consumption.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate is often used as an additive in processed food manufacturing.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate’s also an ingredient in many household products and medications.
For some people, sodium phosphate may be used to prepare the bowel prior to colonoscopy.
USE:
-Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, a dispersing agent, and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive.
-Common foods containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate include chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crab meat, imitation crab, canned tuna, and soy-based meat alternatives and cat foods and cat treats where TetraSodium pyrophosphate is used as a palatability enhancer.
-In toothpaste and dental floss, tetrasodium pyrophosphate acts as a tartar control agent, serving to remove calcium and magnesium from saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on teeth.
-Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used in commercial dental rinses before brushing to aid in plaque reduction.
-Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is sometimes used in household detergents to prevent similar deposition on clothing, but due to its phosphate content TetraSodium pyrophosphate causes eutrophication of water, promoting algae growth.
USES:
-Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate is a coagulant, emulsifier, and sequestrant that is mildly alkaline, with a ph of 10.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate is moderately soluble in water, with a solubility of 0.8 g/100 ml at 25°c.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate is used as a coagulant in noncooked instant puddings to provide thicken- ing.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate functions in cheese to reduce the meltability and fat separa- tion.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate is used as a dispersant in malted milk and chocolate drink powders.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate prevents crystal formation in tuna. it is also termed sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium diphosphate, and tspp.
USES:
-Pharmaceutic aid.
-Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is a non-toxic and biocompatible compound used as an electroactive media for exfoliation of the surface coating.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate is also be used as an additive in the food industry.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate can be used as an inorganic additive to improve the stability and electrochemical performance of redox flow batteries.
USES IN FOOD:
-Tetrasodium phosphate can be found in fast food, deli meat, processed meat, canned tuna, baked goods, and other manufactured foods.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate serves a variety of functions:
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate thickens food.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate stabilizes the texture of processed foods, such as mashed potato mixes.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate cures meat and meat products.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate’s a leavening agent.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate helps dough rise in commercially prepared cakes and breads and in cake mixes.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate’s an emulsifying agent.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate acts as a stabilizer to keep oil and water mixed together in certain types of food, such as processed cheese.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate balances pH levels in processed food.
-TetraSodium pyrophosphate stabilizes the balance between acidity and alkalinity, extending shelf life and improving taste.
PREPARATION:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is formed when pure disodium hydrogen orthophosphate is heated to 500℃ for 5 hours.
TetraSodium pyrophosphate will contain better than 98 per cent Na4P2O7.
Crystalline masses large enough for optical measurements are produced by heating in platinum to above the melting point of the tetrasodium pyrophosphate, 800°, and cooling slowly.
Higher temperatures or longer heating times do not change the tetrasodium pyrophosphate, as this is the final product in the dehydration of disodium hydrogen orthophosphate.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
-Odorless, white powder or granules.
-MP: 995°C.
-Density: 2.53 g cm-3.
-Solubility in water: 3.16 g / 100 mL (cold water); 40.26 g / 100 mL boiling water.
-Used as a wool de-fatting agent, in bleaching operations, as a food additive.
-The related substance Tetrasodium pyrophosphate decahydrate (Na4P2O7 0H2O) occurs as colorless transparent crystals.
-Loses its water when heated to 93.8°C.
USAGE AREAS:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, a dispersing agent and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive.
Common foods containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate are used where Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crabmeat, imitation crab, canned tuna and soy-based meat alternatives, and as cat food and cat breeding.
In toothpaste and dental floss, tetrasodium pyrophosphate acts as a tartar control agent, removing calcium and magnesium from saliva, thereby preventing Tetrasodium pyrophosphate from depositing on the teeth.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used in commercial tooth cleanings before brushing to aid in plaque reduction.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is sometimes used in household detergents to prevent clothing-like deposition, but due to its phosphate content Tetrasodium pyrophosphate causes eutrophication of water, algae growth.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as an acidity maintainer, as a pH buffer, and as a dough conditioner in soy-based meat alternatives.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate supports the binding of proteins to water, supports the binding of soybean particles together.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used in chicken nuggets and lobster products for the same purpose.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is an emulsifier and a source of phosphorus as a nutrient.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffer in toothpastes, as an emulsifier, and as a detergent aid.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate removes Ca and Mg ions from saliva, so they do not stay on the tooth.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is a thickener in ready puddings.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a water softener in detergents, as an emulsifier to suspend oils and to prevent re-deposition on laundry during washing.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate combines with Mg as a water softener. As a detergent additive, it renews the activity of detergents and soaps, combining with calcium to form an insoluble foam.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate; it separates calcium, it is replaced by sodium, which reagents detergent and soap.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as an inorganic stabilizer in textiles.
INDUSTRIAL / PROFESSIONAL USES:
- Production of tetrasodium pyrophosphate
- Formulation and manufacture of products containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate. Including; detergents, stabilisers for cosmetics, construction materials, ceramics, surface-treatment products, paints, varnishes, coatings, printing inks and mastics
- Use of detergents in industrial and professional settings
- Use of construction materials including ceramics manufacture in industrial and professional settings
- Use of substances for metal and surface treatment
- Use in leather tanning
- Use in textile processing industries
- Industrial and professional use of paints, varnishes, coatings, printing inks and mastics containing tetrasodium pyrophosphates
- Chemical industry
- Oil well and other drilling fluid applications, liquefying earths, muds, clays
- Addition to drinking water
- Treatment of waste water
- Addition to closed process water circuits
- Fertilisers use
- Scientific research and development
CONSUMER USES:
- Private detergent use
- Private use of construction materials
- Private use of paints, varnishes, coatings, printing inks, mastics etc
- Private use following addition to drinking water
- Private use as stabiliser for toothpastes, cosmetics and other cosmetic uses
- Private use of fertilisers
APPLICATION:
-Tetra Sodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, also as an emulsifier and as a dispersing agent
-Tetra Sodium Pyrophosphate also used as a thickening agent and also often used as a food additive
-Tetra sodium pyrophosphate is used in common baking powders and also in toothpaste and dental floss as a tartar control
-Sometimes Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is also used in household detergents
PRODUCTION:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is produced by the reaction of furnace-grade phosphoric acid with sodium carbonate to form disodium phosphate, which is then heated to 450 °C to form tetrasodium pyrophosphate.
PROPERTIES:
-Melting Point: 1810 ° F (NIOSH, 2016)
-Vapor Pressure: 0 mm Hg (approx) (NIOSH, 2016)
-Vapor Density (Relative to Air): data unavailable
-Specific Gravity: 2.45 (NIOSH, 2016)
-Boiling Point: Decomposes (NIOSH, 2016)
-Molecular Weight: 265.9 (NIOSH, 2016)
-Water Solubility: 7 % at 77° F (NIOSH, 2016)
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is a white crystalline powder or colourless crystals with the formula Na4P2O7.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate contains the pyrophosphate ion and sodium cation.
Toxicity is approximately twice that of table salt when ingested orally.
There is also a hydrated form, Na4P2O7.10H2O.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, a dispersing agent, and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is widely used as an emulsifying salt (ES) in process cheese.
Common foods containing sodium pyrophosphate include chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crab meat, imitation crab, canned tuna, and soy-based meat alternatives and cat foods and cat treats where Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a palatability enhancer.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is the active ingredient in Bakewell, the substitute for baking powder's acid component marketed during shortages in World War II.
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is also used in some common baking powders.
SYNONYM:
Sodium pyrophosphate
7722-88-5
TSPP
Sodium diphosphate
Phosphotex
Tetrasodium diphosphate
Diphosphoric acid, tetrasodium salt
Victor TSPP
Caswell No. 847
Natrium pyrophosphat
Pyrophosphoric acid tetrasodium salt
Sodium pyrophosphate
IUPAC NAME:
Diphosphoric acid, tetrasodium salt
phosphono dihydrogen phosphate
Sodium diphosphate tetrabasic, Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, TSPP, tetra-Sodium diphosphate
Sodium pyrophosphate
tetrasodium (phosphonatooxy)phosphonate
tetrasodium (phosphonooxy)phosphonate
Tetrasodium diphosphate
tetrasodium diphosphate
tetrasodium phosphonato phosphate
TRADE NAME:
pirofosforan czterosodowy
PRAYPHOS TSPP 108 FG GR
PRAYPHOS TSPP 118 Dental
PRAYPHOS TSPP 118 FG
Prayphos TSPP TG
PURON
Tetranatriumdiphosphat
