Basic Info.

 

 

1. Basic information: 
Product Name: Potassium Carbonate K2CO3 
CAS No.: 584-08-7 
Molecular Weight: 138.21 
Structural Formula K2CO3 
EINECS: 209-529-3
Synonyms: potassium carbonate anhydrous, potassium carbonate hemihydrate, Dipotassium carbonate, carbonic acid, dipotassium salt, carbonate of potash, Salt of tartar, alt of wormwood, pearl ash

Properties: in granule or powder depending on its production method, colourless and smelless

Applications:
1/ in production of potassium silicate, potassium phosphate, and other Potassium composites
2/ in production of optical glass, TV tube glass, PDP glass, etc
3/ as food additives such as noodle enhancer, cocoa
4/ in detergents, pesticides, feeds, etc
5/ in the fertilizer industry for removal of carbon dioxide from the ammonia Production synthesis gas coming from the steam reformer
6/ as an ingredient in welding fluxes, and in the flux coating on arc welding Rods
 

Product	Grade	Form
Potassium Carbonate	Potasium carbonate with heavy Density	White granule
	Potasium carbonate special for Printing and dyeing	White granule
	Patassium carbonate pharmaceutical Industry	White granule or powder
	Potassium carbonate food additive	White granule or powder
	Agracultural fertilizer potassium Carbonate	White granule

 

Types	Food Grade	Tech Grade	First Grade
Purity (as K2CO3)	99% min	99% min	98.5% min
Chloride (as KCl)	0.01% max	0.03% max	0.1% max
Sulphate (as K2SO4)	0.01% max.	0.04% max	0.1% max
Iron	0.001% max	0.001% max	0.003% max
Insoluble matter in water	0.02% max	0.04% max	0.05% max
Burnt Loss	0.6% max	0.8% max	1% max
Relative Density	2.428	2.428	2.428
Melting Point	891	891	891
Packing	in 25 KGS net plastic woven bag Inner with plastic bag.