Properties: colorless or white hexagonal or orthorhombic crystal or granular powder. Relative density 2.662 Softening point 588℃, melting point 1069℃, boiling point 1689℃. Soluble in water (12G/100ML water at 25℃, 24.1G/100ML water at 100℃), insoluble in alcohol, acetone and carbon disulfide. Specification: Industrial grade potassium carbonate (GB/T 1587-2000)
IndexUnitSuperiorColor tube gradeFirst classQualifiedContent(K2CO3)%≧99.099.098.596.0Chloride(KCl)%≦0.010.030.100.20Sulfur compound (K2SO4)%≦0.010.040.100.15Iron%≦0.0010.0010.0030.010Water insoluble matter%≦0.020.040.050.10Loss on ignition%≦0.60.81.001.00