General description
Potassium carbonate(K2CO3), also known as potash or pearl ash, is a white potassium salt. It is soluble in water to form a strong alkaline solution.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Potassium carbonate(K2CO3) is used as a drying agent for ketones, alcohols, amines, and non-acidic compounds before distillation. It serves as a buffering agent and controls pH during wine and mead production. Potassium carbonate is also used in the extraction of artemisinin, a potent antimalarial drug, from Artemisia annua plant extracts.
- UPC:
- 12141804
- Condition:
- New
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- P1472-500G
- CAS:
- 584-08-7
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