FCC Potassium Chloride

Performance and application of Potassium Chloride

1、Chemical Name: Potassium Chloride

2、Molecular Formula: KCl

3、Molecular Weight: 74.55

4、CAS: 7447-40-7

5、Character: It’s colorless prismatic crystal or cube crystal or white crystalline powder, odorless ,tasting salty.

6、Usage: It can be used as nutrition supplement, salt substitute, gelling agent, yeast food, condiment, pH control agent, tissue softening agent and so on.

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.

Use of Potassium Chloride:

1. Mainly used in the inorganic industry, it is a basic raw material for the production of various potassium salts or alkalis, such as potassium hydroxide, potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, potassium alum, etc

2. The dye industry is used to produce G salt, Reactive dye, etc.

3. Used as a heat treatment agent for steel and also for photography.

4. As the base fertilizer and top dressing fertilizer for agricultural crops and Cash crop in agriculture, Potassium chloride is one of the three elements of chemical fertilizer. It can promote the formation of plant protein and carbohydrate, enhance lodging resistance, and is the key element to improve the quality of agricultural products. It can balance nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrients in plants.

Packaging, storage and transportation of Potassium chloride

Store in a cool and ventilated warehouse.

Keep away from sparks and heat sources.

Store separately from oxidants and avoid mixing them.