Disodium pyrophosphate
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Disodium dihydrogen diphosphate | |
| Other names
Diphosphoric acid, disodium salt Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate Disodium diphosphate Sodium acid pyrophosphate, SAPP | |
| Identifiers | |
7758-16-9  | |
| ChemSpider | 22859  |
| EC Number | 231-835-0 |
| Jmol interactive 3D | Image |
| PubChem | 24451 |
| UNII | H5WVD9LZUD |
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| Properties | |
| Na2H2P2O7 | |
| Molar mass | 221.94 g/mol |
| Appearance | White odorless powder |
| Density | 2.31 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | >600 °C |
| 11.9 g/100 mL (20 °C) | |
| Refractive index (nD) |
1.4645 (hexahydrate) |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | Non-flammable |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (Median dose) |
2650 mg/kg (mouse, oral) |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions |
Disodium phosphate Pentasodium triphosphate Sodium hexametaphosphate |
| Other cations |
Calcium pyrophosphate Dipotassium pyrophosphate |
| Related compounds |
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Disodium pyrophosphate or sodium acid pyrophosphate is an inorganic compound consisting of sodium cations and pyrophosphate anion. It is a white, water-soluble solid that serves as a buffering and chelating agent, with many applications in the food industry. When crystallised from water, it forms a hexahydrate, but it dehydrates above room temperature. Pyrophosphate is a polyvalent anion with a high affinity for polyvalent cations, e.g. Ca2+.
Disodium pyrophosphate is produced by heating sodium dihydrogen phosphate:
- 2 NaH2PO4 → Na2H2P2O7 + H2O
Food uses
Disodium pyrophosphate is a popular leavening agent found in baking powders. It combines with sodium bicarbonate to release carbon dioxide:
- Na2H2P2O7 + NaHCO3 → Na3HP2O7 + CO2 + H2O
It is available in a variety of grades that affect the speed of its action. Because the resulting phosphate residue has an off-taste, SAPP is usually used in very sweet cakes which mask the off-taste.[1]
It is designated in the United States as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food use. It is used in canned seafood to maintain color and reduce purge during retorting. Retorting achieves microbial stability with heat.[2] It is an acid source for reaction with baking soda to leaven baked goods.[3] In baking powder, it is often labeled as food additive E450.[4] In cured meats, it speeds the conversion of sodium nitrite to nitrite (NO2−) by forming the nitrous acid (HONO) intermediate, and can improve water-holding capacity. Disodium pyrophosphate is also found in frozen hash browns and other potato products, where it is used to keep the color of the potatoes from darkening.[3]
Other uses
In leather treatment, it can be used to remove iron stains on hides during processing. It can stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions against reduction. It can be used with sulfamic acid in some dairy applications for cleaning, especially to remove soapstone. When added to scalding water, it facilitates removal of hair and scurf in hog slaughter and feathers and scurf in poultry slaughter. In petroleum production, it can be used as a dispersant in oil well drilling muds. It is used in cat foods as a palatability additive.[5]
References
- ↑ John Brodie, John Godber "Bakery Processes, Chemical Leavening Agents" in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 2001, John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0308051303082114.a01.pub2
- ↑ -Retorting, Accessed 2010-11-27
- 1 2 Ellinger, R.H. (1972). "Phosphates in Food Processing". Handbook of Food Additives (2nd ed.). Cleveland: CRC Press. pp. 617–780.
- ↑
- ↑ Roach, Mary (2013-03-25). "The Chemistry of Kibble". Popular Science. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
Pyrophosphates have been described to me as "cat crack." Coat some kibble with it, and the pet food manufacturer can make up for a whole host of gustatory shortcomings.