POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE

 

SYNONYM: PERCHLORIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT, POTASSIUM HYPERCHLORIDE.

 

FORMULA: KClO4

 

M. W.: 138.55

 

CAS NO.: 7778-74-7

 

GRADE: TECH. GRADE

 

DESCRIPTION: COLORLESS RHOMBIC CRYSTALS, SOLUBLE IN WATER AND VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL, DECOMPOSES AT 400°C, A STRONG OXIDANT AND FIRE HAZARD.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

KClO4

99.0% MIN.

CHLORIDE

0.03% MAX.

CHLORATE

0.03% MAX.

HYPOCHLORITE

NONE

WATER INSOLUBLES

0.03% MAX.

MOISTURE

0.03% MAX.

RESIDUE (150μm SEIVE)

0.5% MAX.

PH VALUE

5.5-8.5

 

USES: USED IN MANUFACTURE OF FIRE CRACKER, SAFE MATCH, EXPLOSIVE, SIGNAL FLARE, ETC. USED IN FUEL IN THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OF CLIMATE ROCKET, ALSO AS OXIDANT IN MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.

 

PACKING:   PLASTIC LINED WOVEN BAG, 25 KG NET; 50 KG IRON DRUM.

 

H.S. NO.: 2829.1990

 

UN NO.: 1489             CLASS: 5.1