1、Chemical Name: Potassium Carbonate
2、Molecular Formula: K2CO3
3、Molecular Weight: 138.21
4、CAS: 584-08-7
5、Character: It is anhydrous or contains 1.5 hydrates. Anhydrous form occurs as white, granular powder and hydrated form occurs as white, translucent crystal or granule. It’s odorless and smells alkali. I air, it’s very deliquescent. It’s freely soluble in water and aqueous solution is alkaline. It’s insoluble in ethanol or ether.
6、Usage: It is used as pH regulator, nutrient, processing aid and spice. When added into noodle and wonton processing properly, it could endow the product with unique flavor, color and resilience.
7、Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8、Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
| Index | Specification | Test Result |
| Content ≥w/% | 99.0-100.5 | 99.2 |
| Heavy metal(Pb) mg/kg ≤ | 10 | <10 |
| Arsenic(As) mg/kg ≤ | 2 | <2 |
| Loss on Ignition ≤w% | 0.60 | 0.39 |
| Water Insolubles ≤w/% | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Fe (on dring basis) ≤w/% | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| Sulphur Compound(K2SO4) ≤w/% | 0.01 | <0.01 |
| Chlorides (KCL) ≤ W/% | 0.015 | <0.015 |
