Potassium sulfate, 99.99% (metals basis)

CAS: 7778-80-5

Ref. 02-030485

Product Information

• Name: Potassium sulfate, 99.99% (metals basis)
• Synonyms: potassium sulfate, potassium sulphate, kaliumsulfat, caswell no. 702, unii-1K573LC5TV, sal polychrestum, arcanum duplicatum, kalium sulphuricum, sulfato de potasio, potassium sulfate (K2(SO4)), Acide sulfurique, sel dipotassique, Arcanum duplicatum, Dipotassium sulfate, K2So4, Kaliumsulfat, Potassium Sulphate, Potassium sulfate, Potassium sulfate (2:1), Potassium sulfate (K2(SO4)), Potassium sulfate (K2SO4), Potassium sulfate (K₂(SO₄)), Sal polychrestum, Sulfate De Potassium, Sulfate of potash, Sulfuric acid potassium salt (1:2), Tartarus vitriolatus, sulfato de potasio, con un contenido en K2O superior al 52 por ciento, calculado sobre producto en estado seco

Description

Potassium sulfate is used in the production of fertilizers (i.e. providing potassium and sulfur), potassium alum, potassium carbonate, and glass. In analytical chemistry, it is used in the determination of nitrogen by Kjeldahl method and protein in foodstuffs. Also, it is used in the electrostatic effects on pKa values of amino acid residues in the staphylococcal nuclease. It is also used in the separation of protein through electrophoresis. It also serves as a laboratory reagent.. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 174.25
• Formula: K₂O₄S
• Purity: 99.99%
• InChI key: OTYBMLCTZGSZBG-UHFFFAOYSA-L