Potassium Chloride
No.: FOA-039
GENERAL INFORMATION
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• HS CODE |
3104209000 |
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• CAS NO |
7447-40-7 |
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• GRADE |
Food Grade |
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• FORMULA |
KCl |
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• MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
74.55 |
PROPERTIES
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• Appearance |
Colorless prismatic crystal or cube crystal or white crystalline powder |
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• Odor |
Odorless; taste salty |
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• Solubility |
Easily soluble in water, slightly soluble in glycerol, and ethanol, insoluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid, acetone chloroform |
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• Melting Point |
770℃ |
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• Relative Density |
1.984 |
SPECIFICATIONS(FCC,1996)
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• Assay,≥% |
99.0 |
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• Acidity or alkalinity test |
Normal |
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• Arsenic(as As), ≤% |
0.0003 |
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• Heavy metals(as Pb), ≤% |
0.0005 |
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• Iodide or bromide test |
Normal |
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• Loss on drying, ≤% |
1 |
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• Sodium test |
Negative |
APPLICATION
• Nutrition enhancers; gelling agents; salt substitutes; yeast food; it is similar to table salt to use as flavour enhancers for the agricultural product, livestock forming product, condiment, can, convenient food and so on, And also used to enhance the potassium to prepare athletes beverage
PACKING
• It is packed with polyethylene bag liner and a compound plastic woven bag outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION
• Keep in tightly-closed containers, it should be stored in a dry and ventilated warehouse, keep away from moisture and hot. Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances. Handle with care, so as to avoid damage to bags.
