Pottasium Chloride
Description
Potassium chloride (KCl), a vital mineral, serves as a key ingredient in various sectors, including medical, agricultural, and food industries. Medically, it’s used to treat potassium deficiency and as a dietary supplement.
Agriculturally, KCl is a major component of fertilisers promoting plant growth. In food processing, it acts as a salt substitute, enhancing flavour while reducing sodium intake.
Its versatility and importance in promoting human and plant health make it a staple compound across multiple disciplines.
Applications of Potassium Chloride:
- Used as an electrolyte replenisher
- Used for the treatment of hypokalemia
- Used in fertilizers, buffer solutions & explosives
- Used in welding and metal casting as a flux agent.
- Used for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.
Properties
- Synonym : Chloride of potash, Chloride draselny, Kaliumchlorid, Monopotassium chloride.
- Formula : KCl
- Molecular Weight : 74.55
- CAS NO : 7447-40-7
- EC NO : 231-211-8
- MDL NO : MFCD00011360
- Pubchem CID : 24899042
- Assay : >99.0%
- Density : 1.98 g/ml
- Solubility : Soluble in a variety of polar solvents.
Product Details
- Color : Bright-white, Creamy, Off-white, Snow-white, White
- Condition : Refined
- Power Source : Powder
- CAS No. : 7447-40-7
- Appearance : White Powder
- Moisture % (w/w) : NMT 1.0 %
- Potash Content (as K2O) w/w : NLT 62 %
- Total Chlorides (as Cl) w/w : NMT 2 %
- % of Nacl : NMT 0.5%
- % of Sulphur : NLT 17 %
Test Parameter | Method | Result |
Assay | Titrimetry | 96.7 % w/w |
Sodium Chloride | Flame PhotoMetry | 1.5% w/w |
Moisture | Oven | 0.12%w/w |
Potassium (as K2O) | Flame Photometry | 61.0% w/w |
