Tetrapotassium Etidronate

AKA “14860-53-8, Tetrapotassium (1-hydroxyethylidene)bisphosphonate, EINECS 238-928-5, CVI36ET72E, Phosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-, tetrapotassium salt, EINECS 267-956-0, POTASSIUM ETIDRONATE, (1-Hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid, Ethane-1-hydroxy-1, 1-diphosphonic acid”

Ingredient

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Ingredient Facts

Tetrapotassium etidronate

AKA: 14860-53-8, Tetrapotassium (1-hydroxyethylidene)bisphosphonate, EINECS 238-928-5, CVI36ET72E, Phosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-, Tetrapotassium salt, EINECS 267-956-0, (1-Hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid, Ethane-1-hydroxy-1, 1-diphosphonic acid

Ingredient · Chelating · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Chelating Agent

Not Clean

Tetrapotassium (1-hydroxyethylidene)bisphosphonate

Formula

C2H4K4O7P2

Mol. Weight

358.39

CAS #

14860-53-8

Form

Powder

State

Liquid; Other Solid

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Functions

Chelating

Grabs onto metal ions in water that would destabilize the formula. Keeps your product from going bad or changing color.

Removes Metal Ions

Binds metal ions

Traditional Use

Synthetic chelating agent developed in the 20th century for cosmetic formulations. Created to prevent mineral buildup and enhance product stability with no traditional background.