POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
1, molecular formula: KCl
2, molecular weight: 74.55 white crystal
3, property: colorless thin diamond or cubic crystal or white crystalline powder, no smell, taste salty: soluble in water, soluble in glycerol, slightly soluble in ethanol; relative density 1.987, melting point 773 degrees.
4, usage: nutritional supplements; gelling agent; Salt substitutes; yeast food; Used in salt and agriculture products, aquatic products, livestock products, fermentation products, spices, canned food, convenience food flavoring agent etc.. Also used to strengthen the potassium (for the body electrolyte with) the preparation of athletes drinks, etc.. Can strengthen the gel effect.
5, Packing: Packed with polyethylene plastic bag as liner, and woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Name of index | Unit | GB25585-2010 | FCC-V | E 508 |
Description |
| Colorless or white crystal or powder | Colourless, elongated, prismatic or cubital crystals or white granular powder. Odourless |
Content( after drying ) | ≥% | 99.0 | ≥99.0 ≥98.0when contains added substance(s) | 99.0 |
Solubility |
| -- | -- | Freely soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol |
Identification |
| Pass test | Pass test | Pass test |
Acidity and Alkalinity |
| Pass test | Pass test | Pass test |
Heavy metals(as Pb) | ≤mg/kg | 5 | 5 | -- |
Iodide and/or Bromide |
| Pass test | Pass test | Pass test |
Loss on drying, | ≤% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0(105 °C, 2hours) |
Sodium |
| ≤0.5% | Pass test | Negative |
Arsenic(As) | ≤ppm | 2 | -- | 3 |
Lead(Pb) | ≤ppm | -- | -- | 2 |
Mercury(Hg) | ≤ppm | -- | -- | 1 |
Cadmium(Cd) |
| -- | -- | 1 |
This product can be used as a salt substitute; Nutritional supplements; Gelling AIDS; Yeast feed; Flavoring agent; Flavoring agent; PH control agent; Tissue softener. It is used as diuretic and electrolyte supplement for the treatment of hypokalemia. Used as analytical reagent, reference reagent, chromatographic reagent and buffer