Magnesium carbonates (Magnesium carbonates, Magnesium carbonate, Magnesium bicarbonate, Magnesium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, white magnesium, E504) are the magnesium salt of carbonic acid.
Chemical formula MgCO3. Colorless crystals.
Types of magnesium carbonates:
- (i) Magnesium carbonate);
- (ii) Magnesium bicarbonate (Magnesium bicarbonate, Magnesium hydrogen carbonate).
Magnesium carbonate is widely distributed in nature in the form of the mineral magnesite.
Magnesium carbonate is used in medicine and in the food industry. It is also used as a filler in rubber mixtures for the manufacture of thermal insulation materials.