Industrial potassium nitrate can be used in what areas?
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2021-06-11
Industrial potassium nitrate is an inorganic substance, commonly known as nitrate or nitrate, KNO3, refers to the industrial nitrate of potassium. Colorless transparent orthorhombic crystal or rhombic crystal or white powder, odorless, non-toxic, salty and cool feeling. In the air, moisture absorption is small, not easy to agglomerate, soluble in water, soluble in liquid ammonia and glycerin, insoluble in anhydrous ethanol and ether.
Industrial potassium nitrate is an inorganic substance, commonly known as nitrate or nitrate, KNO3, refers to the industrial nitrate of potassium. Colorless transparent orthorhombic crystal or rhombic crystal or white powder, odorless, non-toxic, salty and cool feeling. In the air, moisture absorption is small, not easy to agglomerate, soluble in water, soluble in liquid ammonia and glycerin, insoluble in anhydrous ethanol and ether.
1, used as an analytical reagent and oxidant, also used in the synthesis of potassium salt and the preparation of explosives.
2, in the food industry as a color agent, color protection agent, antimicrobial agents, preservatives, such as for cured meat, in the luncheon meat to play a preservative role.
3. It is the raw material for manufacturing black gunpowder, such as mine gunpowder. It is also used in fireworks to produce purple sparks. Mechanical heat treatment as a salt bath for quenching. The ceramic industry is used in the manufacture of porcelain glaze color medicine. Used as a glass refining agent. Used in the manufacture of automobile lamp glass shell, optical glass picture tube glass shell, etc. Pharmaceutical industry for the production of penicillin potassium salt, rifamycin equal drugs. For making cigarette paper. Used as a catalyst. Mineral dressing agent. Used as a compound fertilizer for crops and flowers.
4, industrial potassium nitrate is also allowed to use in China. It is reduced to potassium nitrite due to bacterial action in meat products and plays a role in color protection and bacteriostasis. China stipulates that it can be used in meat products, with a large amount of 0.5 g/kg and a residual amount of no more than 0.03 g/kg.
5, used in the manufacture of fireworks, matches, ceramic glaze medicine, fertilizer, etc.
6. Industrial potassium nitrate is also widely used in the production process of strengthened glass.
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