Application. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tripotassium salt dehydrate can be used to study chelators, biochemicals and reagents. EDTA tripotassium salt has been used in a study to assess the safety of EDTA and HEDTA ingredients in cosmetic formulations.
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is an aminopolycarboxylic acid with the formula [CH2N(CH2CO2H)2]2. This white, water-soluble solid is widely used to bind to iron and calcium ions. It binds these ions as a hexadentate ("six-toothed") chelating agent. EDTA is produced as several salts, notably disodium EDTA, sodium calcium edetate, and tetrasodium EDTA