Potassium Chloride
Breckenridge Technologies
Potassium Chloride is a white crystalline solid commonly used as a fertilizer and in various industrial applications, pharmaceuticals, laboratories and food processing units. The product is known for its high purity, composed of 95-99.8% KCl and is used as a standard potash in agricultural and chemical industries. Potassium Chloride is also used as an electrolyte replenisher to treat hypokalemia, in buffers, explosives, aluminum reprocessing, potassium hydroxide production, metal electroplating, drilling oil-well mud, melting snow/ice, and water softening.
- High purity
- High solubility
- Versatile applications
Specifications
Identifiers
- Chemical name
- Potassium Chloride
- CAS number(s)
- 7447-40-7
- EC number
- 231-211-8
- Molecular formula
- KCl
- InChI key
- WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- INCI name
- Potassium Chloride
- Synonyms
- Standard Potash, Muriate of Potash
Technical specifications
Properties
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | White granules to 4mm in size, slight oily odor | - |
| Melting Point | 778 | °C |
| Boiling Point/Range | 1420 - 1500 | °C |
| Solubility in Water | 34.2 (at 20ºC) | g/100ml |
| Specific Gravity | 2.0 (H2O = 1) | - |
| pH | 8 – 9 (solution) | - |
| Bulk Density | 70-72 | lbs/ft³ |
| % Volatiles | < 0.5 | - |
Specifications
| Test Condition | Specification | Value | Unit | Test Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Bulk Density | 70 | lbs/ft³ | - |
| - | Bulk Density | 1120 | kg/m³ | - |
| - | Angle of Repose | 28-32 | degrees | - |
| 60.0 % min. | K2O | 60.50 (60.0% - 61.0%) | % | - |
| - | Moisture | 0.17 (0.1% - 0.3%) | % | - |
| - | SGN | 60 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +14 - Opening MM 1.00 | 8 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +20 - Opening MM 0.85 | 25 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +28 - Opening MM 0.60 | 50 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +35 - Opening MM 0.43 | 70 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +48 - Opening MM 0.30 | 85 | % | - |
| - | Tyler mesh +100 - Opening MM 0.15 | 98 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - KCl | 95.7 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - K | 50.1 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - Mg | 0.025 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - Ca | 0.4 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - Na | 1 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - Cl | 47 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - NaCl | 2.6 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - SO4 | 0.9 | % | - |
| - | Typical Chemical Analysis - Insoluble | 0.2 | % | - |
- Industries
- AgricultureCareEnvironmental treatment & remediationFood & BeverageHI&IMetal Working & CleaningPharmaceuticalsWater Treatment
- Product groups
- Salts
- Applications
- Health supplementsMetal finishingField crops & plant nutrientsWater treatment productsAgricultural managementFood additives & enhancers
- Functions
- NutrientElectrolyteFertilizerReactant
- Market segments
- Pharmaceutical manufacturingFertilizersElectroplating & galvanizingHousehold cleaning productsDietary supplementsWaste managementWater desalinationFood additivesChemical water treatment
Documents
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Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
Specifications & performance data
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Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Safety information & handling