POTASSIUM NITRATE

POTASSIUM NITRATE Nitrato de Potasio KNO3 CAS 7757-79-1 EINECS 231-818-8

POTASSIUM NITRATE

Properties: Colorless transparent rhombic crystal or white powder. Relative density 2.109, melting point 334°C. At about 400°C, it weill decomposite, release oxygen and change into potassium nitrat. If continue the heating, it will generate potassium oxide. Well soluble in water, liquid ammonia and glycerin. Insoluble in absolute ethyl alcohol and ether. Not easy to deliquesce in the air. It is a strong oxidant which will burn and explode when contact with organic matters and release toxic gas with pungent odor. It will release strong light and burn when heated with carbon powder or sulfur.

Specifications: Industrial gradePotassium nitrate

Index name	Unit	Superior	First grade	Qualified
Purity	%≥	99.7	99.4	99.0
Moisture	%≤	0.10	0.10	0.30
Chloride (Cl)	%≤	0.01	0.02	0.10
Water insoluble	%≤	0.01	0.02	0.05
Sulfate (SO4)	%≤	0.005	0.01	-
Moisture absorption rate	%≤	0.25	0.30	-
Iron (Fe)	%≤	0.003	-	-

Specifications: Export grade potassium nitrate

Index name	Unit	Industrial grade	Agricultural grade
Purity	%≥	99.8	97.5
Moisture	%≤	0.10	-
Chloride (Cl)	%≤	0.10-0.03	0.80
Sulfate (SO4)	%≤	0.01	-
Water insoluble	%≤	0.01	-
Iron (Fe)	%≤	0.003	-
Moisture absorption rate	%≤	0.25	-
Potassium oxide	%≤	45.4	-
Nitrogen (nitrate)	%≥	13.5	-

Use: Mainly used in CRT glass, automotive glass lamp and glass clarifier. Used as crops and flowers compound fertilizer and foliar spray fertilizer. Used in fireworks to produce purple sparks. The raw material of black powder such as mine powder, fuse and firecracker. Used to produce potassium penicillin, rifampin and other drugs in pharmaceutical industry. Used in cigarette paper production. Used as catalyst and dressing agent. Used in the production of ceramic glaze in ceramic industry. Heat treatment salt bath. Food grade potassium nitrat is used as color former and preservative in food industry like bacon and luncheon me

POTASSIUM NITRATE