L-Tartaric Acid

L-Tartaric Acid is a white solid. It is used as an acidulant in beverages (soft drinks, wine) and foodstuffs (candy, bread, sweetmeats). It acts as an intermediate to antitubercular drugs and a chiral reagent to prepare tartrate derivatives. It is used as a catalyst for resin finishing of polyester fabric, a resist agent in dyeing, an imaging agent in photography, a pH regulator for oryzanol synthesis, a cleaning/polishing agent of the metal surface, as a reductive agent in mirror manufacturing, in electroplating, sulfur removal, and acid pickling.