Potassium chloride (KCl) is a salt compound composed of potassium and chlorine atoms and is commonly found in nature as a mineral. It serves a variety of essential functions in agriculture, industry, and healthcare. In agriculture, potassium chloride is a vital fertilizer, supplying potassium, a crucial nutrient for plant growth and overall crop health. In the food industry, it is used as a salt substitute for individuals on low-sodium diets and as a seasoning. In medicine, potassium chloride is administered intravenously to treat potassium deficiencies and in oral form as a supplement. It also plays a role in certain industrial processes, such as water softening and the manufacturing of fertilizers and chemicals. The versatility and importance of potassium chloride span various sectors, making it a fundamental chemical compound in numerous applications.
"Type: Feed Additives
Origin: China
CAS No.: 7447-40-7
AUCO No.: 485
Packing: 25kg bag"
Items Standard
Characteristics A white crystalline powder or colourless crystals or white pearls, freely soluble in water. Practically insoluble in alcohol and in ether.
Identification Positive
Loss on drying 1.0%
Acidity/alkalinity Conform
Appearance of solution Conform
Barium Conform
Iron 0.002%
Magnesium and alkaline-earth metals 0.02%
Bromides 0.1%
Iodides Conform
Sulphate 0.03%
Heavy metals 0.001%
Aluminium 0.0001%
Sodium 0.1%
Arsenic 0.0001%
Bacterial endotoxins 0.25EU/ml
Microbial limit 500cfu/g
Assay 99.0%~100.5%
Potential Applications:
Antifreeze Meat, Fish & Poultry Ready Meals
Bakery Oral Care Seasonings
Cereals Personal Care Skin Care
Dairy Pet Food Snack Foods
Fertilizer Protein Drinks Supplements
Health Care Protein Powders Water Treatment
1,Chemical Name: Potassium chloride
2,Molecular Formula : KCl
3,Molecular Weight: 74.55
4,CAS: 7447-40-7
5,Character: It's colorless prismatic crystal or cube crystal or white crystalline powder, odorless ,tasting salty.
6,Usage: In food industry, it is used as gelling agent , salt substitutes , yeast food; It is similar to table salt to use as
flavor enhancers for agricultural product, livestock forming product, condiment, can, convenient food and so on, and also used as enhancing the potassium of athletes beverage.
7,Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8,Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilating warehouse. Be cautious to keep away from moisture and heat; unloaded with care, so as to avoid the damage. Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances.
1. Chemical name: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
2. M. F.: KCL
3. M. W.:74.5
4.Usage: In food industry, it is used as nutritional supplement, gelling agent, salt substitutes, yeast food. It is similar to edible salt to use as flavor enhancers for the agricultural product, aquatic product, animal-by product, fermentation product, condiment, can, fast good and so on. And also to use as enhance the potassium to prepare athletes beverage.
5.Packing: In 25kg composite plastic woven/paper bag with PE liner.
6.Storage and transport: It should be stored in a dry, ventilative and clean warehouse; kept away from moisture and heat and stored separately from poisonous substances. Handled with care, so as to avoid damage to packing bags.
1. Chemical name: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
2. M. F.: KCL
3. M. W.:74.5
4.Usage: In food industry, it is used as nutritional supplement, gelling agent, salt substitutes, yeast food. It is similar to edible salt to use as flavor enhancers for the agricultural product, aquatic product, animal-by product, fermentation product, condiment, can, fast good and so on. And also to use as enhance the potassium to prepare athletes beverage.
5.Packing: In 25kg composite plastic woven/paper bag with PE liner.
6.Storage and transport: It should be stored in a dry, ventilative and clean warehouse; kept away from moisture and heat and stored separately from poisonous substances. Handled with care, so as to avoid damage to packing bags.
Product Name Potassium Chloride Powder
CAS number 7447-40-7
Appearance Pink/red granules
Potassium Oxide (K2O), content â?¥60%
Water content â?¤1%
Standard GB6549-2011, national standard guideline of China
Package available 50 KG or 1000KG bags
Benefits and Application:
Main application: Potassium Chloride is mainly used as agricultural fertilizer, or used as the raw material of compound fertilizer with nitrogen and phosphorus.
Benefits: As an important fertilizer for plant growth, our product has fast effects, and can be absorbed by the soil, not easy to leaching in soil. Potassium can strong the crop stem to prevent lodging, and promote flowering and fruiting, enhance the resistance to drought, cold, disease and pests, so it has a very important significance for agricultural high yield.
Benefits: potassium can improve the crop quality and resistance abilities such as drought resistance, cold resistance, lodging resistance, and disease & pest resistance.
1. It promotes crops to make better use of nitrogen, increases the protein content of grain crops, crude fat and palmitic acid content of oil crops, and starch and sugar content of potato and sugar crops.
2. It grows the nucleolus, seeds, fruits, tubers and roots, and makes their shape and color more beautiful.
3. It increases the oil content of oil crops and vitamin C content of fruits.
4. It accelerates the ripening of fruits, vegetables, and other crops so that the ripening periods converge.
5. It enhances the ability of the product to resist bruising and natural decay and extends the storage and transportation period.
6. It increases the strength, length, fineness and color purity of cotton and bast fiber crops.
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