Potassium sulfate

• CAS No:

7778-80-5

• Formula:

K2O4S

• Chemical Name:

Potassium sulfate

Description

Potassium sulfate,also known as salt of Lemery and arcanite, is a colorless crystalline solid that melts at 1072°C(1960 OF). It is soluble in water,but insoluble in alcohol. Potassium sulfate is used in manufacturing glass, aluminum, fertilizers, and in medicine. Potassium sulfate, sulfate of potash, K2SO4, white solid, soluble. Common constituent of potassium salt minerals.

DryPowder; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals; Liquid; OtherSolid; PelletsLargeCrystals; PelletsLargeCrystals, OtherSolid|Colourless or white crystals or crystalline powder|COLOURLESS-TO-WHITE CRYSTALS.

Potassium sulfate is a potassium salt.

Potassium sulfate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight ：174.25900

Exact Mass ：173.87900

EC Number ：233-558-0

UNII ：1K573LC5TV

ICSC Number ：1451

DSSTox ID ：DTXSID6029701

Color/Form ：COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS, OR WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER|COLORLESS, RHOMBIC OR HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS

Characteristics

PSA ：88.64000

XLogP3 ：-0.25720

Appearance ：white crystalline powder

Density ：2.66 g/cm³

Melting Point ：1067 °C

Boiling Point ：1689 °C

Flash Point ：1689ºC

Refractive Index ：INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.494, 1.495, 1.497

Water Solubility ：H2O: 110 g/L (20 ºC)

Storage Conditions ：Store at RT.

Toxicity ：LD50 orally in Rabbit: 6600 mg/kg

Odor ：ODORLESS

Taste ：HARD, BITTER, SALINE TASTE

Experimental Properties ：TRANSITION POINT: 588 °C

Potassium sulfate Use

Used as a chemical fertilizer to enable economic plants to achieve sustained high quality and high yield, used in tea, vegetables, fruits and other crops; used as an analytical reagent (such as nitrogen determination), and also used in the synthesis of potassium salts and dietary substitutes for pharmaceutical industry use Salt. Used as a chemical fertilizer in agriculture. It is the raw material for making potash. The dye industry is used to make intermediates. Used as a fining agent in the glass industry. Used as auxiliary agent in perfume industry. Used in medicine as a laxative. Used as a general additive in the food industry. It is also used for serum protein biochemical test. Uses: Used as potash fertilizer, and also used in glass, dye, perfume, medicine and other industries. Serum protein biochemical test, determination of serum potassium and other potassium salts, Kjeldahl catalyst for nitrogen determination, preparation of other potassium salts. Special for glucosamine sulfate, medicines and health products, chemical reagents. Used as medicine, potash fertilizer, and used to make alum, glass and potassium carbonate, etc.