Property |
Specification |
Test Method |
Assay (K₂CO₃) |
≥ 99.0% |
Titrimetric (e.g., Acid-Base Titration) |
Appearance |
White, crystalline or granular powder |
– |
Moisture Content |
≤ 1.0% |
Gravimetric (e.g., Loss on Drying) |
Insoluble Matter |
≤ 0.1% |
Gravimetric (e.g., Filtration) |
Chloride (Cl⁻) |
≤ 0.01% |
Ion Chromatography (IC) or Silver Nitrate Precipitation |
Sulfate (SO₄²⁻) |
≤ 0.02% |
Gravimetric or Barium Chloride Precipitation |
Iron (Fe) |
≤ 0.20% |
Flame Emission Spectroscopy (FES) or ICP |
Sodium (Na⁺) |
≤ 0.20% |
Flame Emission Spectroscopy (FES) or ICP |
Potassium Oxide (K₂O) |
|
Calculated from K₂CO₃ Assay |