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Potassium Chloride USP

Abstract
Potassium Chloride is a metal halide salt that has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance. It is extracted from minerals sylvite, carnallite and potash. Its solution has a salt like taste and is used in scientific applications, medicine and food processing.

 

Use/Application
Potassium Chloride is used for making fertilizer, in manufacture of potassium hydroxide and potassium metal and in medicine, lethal injections, scientific applications, food processing and sodium free substitute for table salt. It is also used in some deicing products, as a fire extinguishing agent, as a flux for gas welding of aluminium and to produce heat packs.

 

Identity
Chemical Name: Potassium Chloride
Mol. Formula: KCl
Mol. Weight: 74.55 g/mol
CAS No.: 7447-40-7

 

General Specifications

Test Specification…USP
Appearance It appears to be white, transparent crystals or crystalline powder
Acidity or alkalinity Specified Test. A pink color is produced.
Loss on drying Maximum 1%
Iodide Maximum 0.005%
Bromide Maximum 0.1%
Calcium and magnesium Specified Test. No turbidity is produced within 5 minutes.
Sodium A solution (1 in 20), tested on a platinum wire, does not impart a pronounced yellow color to a nonluminous flame.
Heavy metals Maximum 0.001%
Organic volatile impurities Passes test
Residual solvents Passes test
Assay Not less than 99% and not more than 100.5% calculated on dried basis.

 

Shelf life, Storage and Packing

It should be stored in a segregated area in a cool and ventilated place away from combustible materials. Keep in a tightly closed container, sealed until ready for use. It is packed in 25kg or 50kg HDPE bags or drums as required.

 

Other
We Manufacture Bulk Dugs/API, Excipients, pharmaceuticals (IP/BP/USP/NF/PH. EUR./JP), Speciality Chemicals (Pure/AR/ACS), mineral fortifiers (FCC). our manufacturing facility is GLP, GMP (FDA) approved, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, FSSAI, kosher, halal, COPP and WHO-GMP certified.

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