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POTASSIUM CARBONATE
SYNONYMS: DIPOTASSIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM SALT; CARBONATE OF POTASH; SALT OF TARTAR; SALT OF WORMWOOD; PEARL ASH; POTASH; POTASSIUM CARBONATE.
FORMULA: K2CO3
M. W.: 138.21
CAS NO.: 584-08-7
GRADE: FOOD GRADE
DESCRIPTION: IT IS A MONOCLINIC CRYSTAL, WHITE ODOURLESS AND TASTELESS POWDER, GRANULAR
CRYSTAL OR PRILL. THE RELATIVE DENSITY IS 2.428 AND THE MELTING POINT IS 891℃. BE EASILY SOLUBLE IN WATER FORMING A SLIGHTLY ALKALINE SOLUTION, AND INSOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL AND ETHER. IT IS HYGROSCOPIC STRONGLY. IT EASILY CAKES AND TURNS INTO POTASSIUM BICARBONATE THROUGH ABSORBING CARBON DIOXIDE WHEN EXPOSED TO THE AIR FOR A LONG TIME.
SPECIFICATIONS:
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PURITY
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99.0% MIN.
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CHLORIDE AS KCL
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0.01%MAX.
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IRON (Fe)
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0.001%MAX.
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SULFATE AS K2SO4
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0.01%MAX.
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BURNT LOSS
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0.6%MAX.
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INSOLUBLE MATTER IN WATER
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0.02%MAX.
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HEAVY METAL (Pb)
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0.002%MAX.
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ARSENIC (As)
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0.0003%MAX.
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USES: IT IS MAINLY USED IN FOOD ADDITIVE AS NEUTRALIZATION IN CAKES OR ZYMOTIC FLOUR. AND ALSO USED TO PRODUCE FOOD ADDITIVES LIKE POTASSIUM SORBATE.
PACKING: PACKED IN 25/50 KGS BAG |
