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Ercros Potassium carbonate

Ercros Potassium carbonate is a White salt, soluble in water and insoluble in alcoholic medium, which forms strongly alkaline solutions.

Chemical Name: Potassium Carbonate

CAS Number: 584-08-7

Synonyms: Dipotassium Carbonate, Kaliumcarbonat

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    Identification & Functionality

    Chemical Name
    Base Chemicals Functions
    Chemical Formula
    K2CO3
    CAS No.
    584-08-7
    EC No.
    209-529-3
    Where Is It Made?

    Sabinanigo

    Features & Benefits

    What Is It For?
    • Production of special glasses for cathode ray tubes, lighting, laboratory equipment, optical instruments and household dishes.
    • Other uses in the pharmaceutical, food, pigments and dyes, soaps and liquid detergents, strippers and general chemicals.
    Did You Know ?
    • The Sabiñánigo center has been producing potassium board for more than half a century and has a high share of the national market, as well as an important export activity.
    • It is obtained from caustic potash produced in the same center, which represents a competitive advantage of its facilities due to the integration of processes.
    Description And Properties
    • White salt, soluble in water and insoluble in alcoholic medium, which forms strongly alkaline solutions.
    • It is obtained by reacting potassium hydroxide with carbon dioxide.

    Applications & Uses

    Properties

    Physical Form

    Packaging & Availability

    Marketing / Distribution
    • Solid potassium carbonate: palletized 25 kg bags and polypropylene raffia big-bags palletized and wrapped, of different weights.
    • Potassium carbonate in aqueous solution: 25 t tanks.