Potassium Nitrate

Application: 1. Used as an analytical reagent and oxidant, as well as in the synthesis of potassium salts and the preparation of explosives.

2. In the food industry, it is used as a coloring agent, color protectant, antimicrobial agent, and preservative. For example, it is used in cured meat and has a preservative effect in lunch meat.

3. It is a raw material for manufacturing black gunpowder, such as mining gunpowder, fuse, firecrackers, etc. Also used in fireworks to generate purple sparks. Mechanical heat treatment is used as a salt bath for quenching. The ceramic industry is used to manufacture porcelain glaze and color medicine. Used as a glass clarifier. Used for manufacturing automotive lamp glass shells, optical glass picture tube glass shells, etc. The pharmaceutical industry is used to produce penicillin potassium salts and rifampicin equality drugs. Used for making cigarette paper. Used as a catalyst. Mineral processing agents. Used as a compound fertilizer for crops and flowers.

4. Potassium nitrate is also a colorant allowed in China. It is reduced to potassium nitrite in meat products due to bacterial action, which plays a role in color protection and antibacterial.

5. Used for manufacturing fireworks, matches, ceramic glaze, fertilizers, etc.

6. Industrial potassium nitrate is also widely used in the production process of reinforced glass.

Specification:

ITEMS	SPECIFICATION
APPEARANCE	WHITE CRYSTALLINE
KNO₃(%)	≥99.40
MOINSURE(%)	≤0.5
WATER INSOLUBLE MATTER(%)	≤0.10
CL(%)	≤0.2
N (%)	≥13.50
K₂O(%)	≥46.00