Potassium Persulfate


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CAS No.

7727-21-1

IMDG CODE

CLASS 5.1

UN NO.

1492

HS CODE

28334000

Molecular Formula

K ₂ S ₂ O ₈

Molecular Weight

270.32


Synonyms

Potassium peroxydisulfate; Potassium peroxodisulfate; dipotassium peroxodisulphate; Potassium persulphate; Peroxydisulphuric acid dipotassium salt~Potassium peroxydisulphate; Di-potassium Peroxodisulphate


Package

Net weight 25kg, woven/PE bag with linner


Potassium persulfate is a white, odorless crystal with a density of 2.477 . It decomposes at about 100°C . It is soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol and has strong oxidizing properties. Used to make explosives, bleach and oxidizing agent. It can also be used as polymerization initiator. It has very low hygroscopy and has good stability at room temperature. It’s safe and easy to use and store as well.


Technical Data

Item (%)

Specification

App​earance

White crystal powder

ASSAY  K ₂ S ₂ O ₈

≥99.0 %

Active oxygen

≥ 5.85​%

Chlorides  ( as Cl )

≤ 0.02%

Manganese (M n )

≤ 0.0001%

Iron (Fe)

≤ 0.001%

Heavy metals ( as Pb )

≤ 0.001%

Ammonium salt  [ NH₄ ]

≤ 0.2%

Moisture

≤ 0.10%

PH Value (50g/L solution )

4.0-6.0