Potassium Nitrate is available in a white crystalline powder form.
Potassium Nitrate is supplied in lined Polyethylene bags of 50 kgs each.
Potassium Nitrate is used in the manufacture of various types of glass, explosives, blasting powder, pyrotechnics, matches, fertilizers, heat treatment and heat transfer salts. It is used as an oxidizer in solid rocket propellants.
| Appearance | White Crystalline Powder | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Pure | Ultra-Pure | ||
| Assay | % min. | 98.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
| K2O | % min. | 46 | 46.3 | 46.5 |
| Nitrogen | % min. | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Sulphate | % min. | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| Chloride | % min. | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Iron | % min. | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
