Edetate trisodium is a salt form of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), an aminopolycarboxylic acid. It is primarily used as a chelating agent to bind metal ions such as calcium and iron, forming water-soluble complexes and helping to dissolve scale or deliver iron under conditions where its oxides are insoluble.
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CAS 150-38-9
Edetate tripotassium
Chelating agent
Dipotassium EDTA
chelating agent for food preservation
EDTA disodium salt dihydrate
chelating agent for metal ions
Edetate disodium
chelating agent for metal ions
Hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid
chelating agent
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tetrasodium salt dihydrate
chelating agent
N,N'-Ethylenedi-(L-aspartic acid) trisodium salt
chelating agent
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
chelating agent
trisodium;2-[2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxymethyl)amino]acetate
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