Potassium Citrate
Molecular Formula: K3C6H5O7·H 2O
Molecular weight: 324.4
Properties: Colorless or white crystal or crystalline powder, having light hygroscopic property and ease to dissolve in water, slowly in glycerine, but not in alcohol. It has a salty cool taste.Proportion: 1.98
Applications:Mainly be used as analytical reagent, food additive; in pharmacuetical industry as alkaline leopoldite and as medicine for the hypopotassemia and alkali-urine; as element in high-efficient compound fertilizer, as well as be applied in paper making and gilding.Package: 25kg/Plastic-kraft in knitting sack, or 25kg complex kraft paper bags.
Qualilty index | British Phamacopoeia 93 | China phamacopoeia 90 |
Acidity alkalinity | Comply with the specification | As left |
Trasparency and color of sample | Comply with the specification | |
Chloride(C1) %≤ | 0.005 | 0.035 |
Sulphate % ≤ | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Readily Carbonisable substances %≤ | Comply with the test | Comply with the test |
Qxalate %≤ | 0.030 | No muddy |
Heavy metals(pb) PPM ≤ | 10 | 10 |
As PPM ≤ | 2 | |
Sodium %≤ | 0.3 | |
Water %≤ | 4.0-7.0 | 4.4-7.0 |
Assay % | 99-101 | 99 |
Potassium Citrate