Trisodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)

Trisodium EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid trisodium salt hydrate) is a white crystalline inorganic solid. It is used as a disinfectant, a therapeutic chelating agent, a metal chelator, a preservative, and a color retention agent. It is used as an anticoagulant for blood collection, a flavorants for foods, as a metal deactivator in vegetable oils, a chelating agent in personal care utilities, an eluting agent in ion exchange, an antioxidant in clarification of liquids/to minimize blood cholesterol. It is used in the pulp/paper industry, textile industry, pharmaceuticals, laboratories, detergents, agricultural chemical sprays, oil emulsions, metal cleaning/plating, and purifying radioactive surfaces.