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Specification Sheet

Product Name
Potassium carbonate puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, anhydrous, ≥99.0% (T)

Product Number
60109

Product Brand
sigald

CAS Number
584-08-7

Molecular Weight
138.21

Test

Specification

APPEARANCE (COLOR)Colorless or White
APPEARANCE (FORM)Powder or Crystals
TITRATION (T) HCL 1M99.0 - 101.0 %
LOSS ON DRYING≤ 1 % 300 C
ACS SPECIFICATIONSCORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
REMARKS ON ACSINSOLUBLE MATTER ≤ 0.01%
METAL TRACE ANALYSIS (ICP)CORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
SILVER (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
ALUMINIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
BARIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
BISMUTH (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
CALCIUM (ICP)≤ 10 mg/kg
CADMIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
COBALT (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
CHROMIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
COPPER (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
IRON (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
LITHIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
MAGNESIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
MANGANESE (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
MOLYBDENUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
SODIUM (ICP)≤ 200 mg/kg
NICKEL (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
LEAD (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
STRONTIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
THALLIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
ZINC (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
ARSENIC TRACES (MHS-AAS)≤ 0.5 mg/kg
TOTAL SULFUR AS SO4 (ICP)≤ 40 mg/kg
VARIOUS GUARANTEE LABEL TRACES (ICP-OES)silicate (as SiO2) ≤ 50 mg/kg
Heavy metals (by ICP-OES)≤ 5 mg/kg
CHLORIDE (CL)≤ 30 mg/kg
TOTAL NITROGEN≤ 10 mg/kg
PHOSPHATE (PO4)≤ 10 mg/kg
RECOMMENDED RETEST PERIOD72 MONTHS