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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Specification Potassium Bicarbonate</strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Specifications Description</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Potassium Bicarbonate is a food grade product comprised of potassium bicarbonate USP and a small amount of magnesium oxide USP flow aid is included to maintain handling characteristics.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Identification*</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Responds to the test for potassium.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Assay-dry basis*</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">98.75 – 101.0% (as KHCO3)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Flow Aid</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">0.5 – 0.75% (as MgO)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>*USP Method</strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">General Properties (Not Specifications) Appearance</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">White crystalline powder</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Slightly salty.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Thermal Decomposition</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">98.75 – 101.0% (as KHCO3)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Bulk Density</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">65 lb / ft.3</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Solubility in water</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Complete except for flow aid</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Solubility in alcohol</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Insoluble</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Alkali Equivalent</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">1 lb. Flow K® = 0.470 lb K2O</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Acid Equivalent</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">1 lb. Flow K® = 0.365 lb HCl</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Carbon Dioxide Equivalent</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">1 lb. Flow K® = 0.440 lb CO2</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">pH 1% aqueous soln at 77°F</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Approximately 8.3</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Granulation (Typical):</strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Ro-Tap % Fraction Retained</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Sieve Size (USS)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Microns</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">40</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">420            </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">1</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">80</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">177</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">50</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">100</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">149</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">20</span></p>
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