BCI Intermediate C

Identification

Chemical Family

Ammonium Compounds

Chemical Name

Ammonium bicarbonate

Categories

Markets → Industrial → Applications → Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing → Chemical Manufacturing

Technologies → Base Chemicals & Intermediates → Product Families → Technical Salts & Inorganics → Inorganics

Technologies → Base Chemicals & Intermediates → Product Families → Intermediates → Other Intermediates

Applications

Applicable Processes

Chemicals Production

Functions

Base Chemicals Functions

Intermediate

Function

Intermediate

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Bags

Properties

Physical Form

Solid

Regulatory & Compliance

Grade

Food Grade

Regulatory Information

BCI Intermediate C is a mixture of ammonium hydrogen carbonate (E 503 ii) and magnesium carbonate (E 504). Each fulfill separately the purity criteria for food additives set by the Directive (EU) 231/2012, the Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) in the Codex Alimentarius as well as the one contained in the Food Chemical Codex. They also fulfill the effective specification limits of the European and British Pharmacopeia. May contain process-related particles up to 500 μm, which do not affect the quality of the product.