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Item |
POTASSIUM BI CARBONATE |
2. |
Chemical formula |
KHCO3 |
3 |
Color/ appearance |
White crystalline powder |
4 |
Taste |
Saline and feebly alkaline |
5 |
Odor |
Odorless |
6 |
Solubility |
Complies with I.P.66 (2.8 parts of water; practically insoluble in alcohol (90 per cent) |
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Identification |
Gives the reaction of Potassium, Carbonates and Bicarbonates |
8 |
pH of 1.0% w/v Solution |
8.3 – 8.6 (limit max. 8.6) |
9 |
Sodium |
Complies with I.P.66 |
10 |
Lead |
Not More Than  2 ppm |
11 |
Copper |
Not More Than  30 ppm |
12 |
Arsenic |
Not More Than  2 ppm |
13 |
Tin |
Not More Than  250 ppm |
14 |
Cadmium |
Not More Than  1.5 ppm |
15 |
Mercury |
Not More Than  1 ppm |
16 |
Methyl Mercury - calculated as the element |
Not More Than  0.25 ppm |
17 |
Iron |
Not More Than  5 ppm |
18 |
Normal carbonates |
Complies with U.S.P. (less than 2.5%) |
19 |
Chloride |
Complies with I.P.66 – Not More Than 5 ppm |
20 |
Sulphate |
Complies with I.P.66– Not More Than 5 ppm |
21 |
Calcium aluminum & insoluble matters |
Not More Than 1000 ppm |
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Assay |
99.0% w/w minimum. |
23 |
Loss on Drying (%w/w) (Free moisture) |
Complies with U.S.P. (less than 0.30%) |
24 |
Particle Size (%w/w) Retained on 18 mesh (BSS) SS sieve |
Nil  Particle size can be further reduced to specific needs of customers |
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Clarity and colour of solution (10% w/v) |
Clear and colourless |