Potassium is mainly used as dehydrating agent, fiber treatment agent and analytical reagent. As the culture medium of Penicillium in the pharmaceutical industry, potassium acetate should be used as the raw material in the production of cortisone acetate, hydrocortisone acetate, dexamethasone acetate, betamethasone acetate and furosemide acetate.
| Specification | FAO/WHO,1992 |
| Content(On Dry Basis),w/% ≥ | 99.0 |
| Loss On Drying(150℃,2h), w/% ≤ | 8.0 |
| Alkalinity | 正常(Normal) |
| Arsenic(As),mg/kg ≤ | 0.0003 |
| Test for sodium | 正常(Normal) |
| Lead(Pb),mg/kg ≤ | 0.001 |
| Heavy Metal(As Pb),w/% ≤ | 0.002 |
1、Chemical Name: Potassium Acetate
2、Molecular Formula : C2H3KO2
3、Molecular Weight: 98.14
4、CAS: 127-08-2
5、Character: It is white crystalline powder. It’s easily deliquescent and tastes salty. PH value of 1mol/L aqueous solution is 7.0-9.0. Relative density（d425） is 1.570. Melting point is 292℃. It’s highly soluble in water (235g/100mL, 20℃; 492g/100mL, 62℃), ethanol (33g/100mL) and methanol (24.24g/100mL, 15℃), but insoluble in ether.
6、Usage: It is used as buffering agent, neutralizer, preservative and color fixative to
protect natural colors of animals and plants.
7、Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8、Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
