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# Potassium Citrate
Molecular Formula: K3C6H5O7.H2O
Molecular weight: 324.4
Properties: Colorless or white crystal or crystalline powder, having
light hygroscopic property and ease to dissolve in water, slowly in
glycerin, but not in alcohol. It has a salty cool taste. Proportion:
1.98
Applications: Mainly be used as analytical reagent, food additive;
in pharmaceutical industry as alkaline leopoldite and as medicine
for the hypopotassemia and alkali-urine; as element in high-efficient
compound fertilizer, as well as be applied in paper making and gilding.
Package: 25kg/Plastic-kraft in knitting sack, or 25kg complex kraft
paper bags.
Quality Index: BP98、93
Quality index |
British Pharmacopoeia 93 |
China pharmacopoeia 90 |
Acidity alkalinity |
Comply with the test |
As left |
Transparency and color of sample |
Comply with the test |
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Chloride(C1)%+ |
0.005
0.005 |
0.035
0.035 |
Sulphate |
0.15 |
0.15 |
Readily Carbonisable substances |
Comply with the test |
Comply with the test |
Oxalate PPM |
300 |
No muddy |
Heavy metals(pb) ppm+0.1 |
10 |
10 |
As ppm |
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2 |
Sodium%+ |
0.3 |
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Water%+ |
4.0-7.0 |
4.4-7.0 |
Assay |
99-101 |
99 |
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