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.

Specification	FAO/WHO,1992
Content（As Dry Basis）w/%         ≥	99.0
Loss On Drying(150℃,2h) w/%      ≤	8.0
Alkalinity	(Normal)
Arsenic  w/%                       ≤	0.0003
Sodium Compound	(Normal)
Lead （GT-18） w/%              ≤	0.001
Heavy Metals(As Pb)  w/%        ≤	0.002

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