Product code RXSOL-98-9820-025Category Agriculture

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Overview

Potassium carbonate sesquihydrate can act as a base in various chemical reactions

Product description

Potassium carbonate sesquihydrate (K₂CO₃·1.5H₂O), also known as "potash hydrate," is a white, deliquescent salt that forms when potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) crystallizes from solution, containing 1.5 molecules of water per formula unit. 

Applications

APPLICATION::

Chemical Reactions & Synthesis:

  • Base in Reactions: Potassium carbonate sesquihydrate can act as a base in various chemical reactions, including cross-coupling reactions like the Suzuki coupling and Heck reactions. 
  • Sorbent for CO2 Removal: It can be used as a sorbent to remove CO2 from flue gas in precombustion processes. 
  • Analytical Chemistry: In analytical chemistry, it is used as a reagent for various reactions, including carbonyl compound synthesis. 
  • pH Regulation: Its ability to maintain pH levels makes it valuable in biochemical applications, ensuring optimal conditions for enzymatic reactions. 
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Notes

Food Industry:

  • Dutch-Processed Cocoa: It's used in the alkalization of cocoa powder to produce Dutch-processed chocolate, enhancing aroma and balancing the pH. 

Agriculture:

  • Fertilizer: Potassium carbonate is used as a source of potassium, a macronutrient essential for plant growth. 

Animal Feed:

  • Macromineral Nutrient: It can be used as a source of potassium in animal feedstocks. 

Other Applications:

  • Dietary Supplement: It can be used as a dietary potassium supplement to address low blood potassium levels. 
  • Fire Suppression: It can be used as a fire suppressant in extinguishing deep-fat fryers and various other B-class related fires. 
  • Soap and Glass Production: Historically, potassium carbonate was used in the production of soap and glass.
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Where we supply

Oman. Stocked at our warehouse in Barka, South Al Batinah, and supplied to Muscat, Ruwi, Mutrah, Seeb, Rusayl, Barka, Sohar, Shinas, Saham, Buraimi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur, Salalah, Duqm, Khasab and every other governorate.

Ports and free zones. Port Sultan Qaboos (Mutrah), Mina Al Fahal, Sohar Port and Freezone, Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone, Port of Duqm and the Duqm Special Economic Zone, Port of Sur, Khasab Port and Al Mazunah Free Zone.

Industrial areas. Rusayl, Sohar, Barka (Sanaya), Raysut (Salalah), Nizwa, Sur, Buraimi and Duqm industrial estates, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, and oil and gas sites across Oman.

Beyond Oman. We have branches in the UAE (including Fujairah) and in India (Kandla, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai), and we also supply to South Africa.