Food Frade Potassium Carbonate( K2CO3)

Chemical Name: Potassium Carbonate
Molecular Formula: K2CO3
Molecular Weight: 138.20
CAS: 584-08-7
Product Details
Product Details

Description

1、Chemical Name: Potassium Carbonate

2、Molecular Formula: K2CO3

3、Molecular Weight: 138.20

4、CAS: 584-08-7

5、Character: It is anhydrous or contains 1.5 conbined water molecular. Anhydrous form occurs as white, granular powder and hydrated form occurs as white, translucent crystal or granule. It’s odorless and smells alkali. I air, it’s very deliquescent. It’s freely soluble in water and aqueous solution is alkaline. It’s insoluble in ethanol or ether.

6、Usage: It is used as pH regulator, nutrient, processing aid and spice. When added into noodle and wonton processing properly, it could endow the product with unique flavor, color and resilience.

7、Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

8、Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.

Specification

GB 25588-2010

FCC VII

K2CO3(On Dry Basis),w/% ≥

99.0

99.0-100.5

Arsenic(As),mg/kg ≤

2

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Sulfur compound(K2SO4)On Dry Basis,w/%

0.01

————

Iron(Fe)On Dry Basis,w/% 

0.001

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Lead(Pb),mg/kg ≤

————

2

Heavy Metal(As Pb),mg/kg ≤

10

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Insoluble substances,w/% ≤

0.02

Pass Test

Chlorides(KCl)On Dry Basis,w/% 

0.015

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Loss on Ignition,w/% ≤

0.6

1(180℃,4h)