Property:
Potassium Sulphate is colorless or white hexagonal or rhombic crystal or granular powder. The relative density is 2.662. The inversion point is at 588°C , the melting point is at 1069°C and the boiling point is at 1689°C .It is soluble in water(12g/100ml water at 25°C ;24.1g/100ml water at 100°C) and insoluble in alcohol, acetone and carbon bisulfide. It tastes bitter and salty.
Specification: Military Grade
Inspection item
UNIT
STANDARD
Purity
% Min
99.0
Chloride(as Cl -)
% Max
0.002
Iron
%¡Ü
0.001
Magnesium
% Max
0.01
Calcium
% Max
0.03
Insoluble matter in water
% Max
0.8
PH value
7¡À1
Size(<120mesh)
% Max
5
Appearance
white crystal without any impurity visible to the naked eye.
Specification: Industrial Grade
Inspection item
unit
STANDARD
Purity
% Min
98.5
Chloride (as Cl)
% Max
0.05
Iron
% Max
0.02
Heavy Metal (as Pb)
% Max
0.002
Packing:
Plastic woven bag inner with plastic bag in 40kg net.
Handling and Storage:
Store in ventilated and dry house with the package sealed away from moisture. Prevent the material from rain in case to be dissolved and lost during transportation
Applications:
Potassium Sulphate is mainly used as smoke suppressor for bomb in military industry. It is a chemical fertilizer applied in agriculture and a constituent of potassium salt. It is also used as a intermediate in dyeing, a clarifying agent in glass industry, a release inhibitor in medicine, an accessory ingredient in aromatics industry and all-purpose additives in food industry. It is also used in biochemical inspection of serum protein.
