590681
Potassium carbonate
powder, 99.99% trace metals basis
Synonym(s):
Carbonate of potash, Dipotassium carbonate
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Linear Formula:
K2CO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-529-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4267587
MDL number:
Assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
Grade:
anhydrous
Form:
powder
Solubility:
ethanol: insoluble(lit.)
grade
anhydrous
assay
99.99% trace metals basis
form
powder
reaction suitability
core: potassium
impurities
≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis
mp
891 °C (lit.)
solubility
ethanol: insoluble(lit.)
density
2.43 g/mL at 25 °C
SMILES string
[K+].[K+].[O-]C([O-])=O
InChI
1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2
InChI key
BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Application
Potassium carbonate may be used as a base in the synthesis of phytochemical-based oryzanol modified polystyrene from 4-chloromethylstyrene and γ-oryzanol in order to study their liquid crystal (LC) orientation property.
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Warning
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Vertical liquid crystal orientation of phytochemical-based oryzanol modified polystyrene.
Kim T, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 8(3), 1569-1575 (2018)
S V Hartimath et al.
Molecular metabolism, 25, 154-158 (2019-05-21)
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K Y Foo et al.
Bioresource technology, 102(20), 9814-9817 (2011-08-30)
Rice husk (RH), an abundant by-product of rice milling, was used for the preparation of activated carbon (RHAC) via KOH and K(2)CO(3) chemical activation. The activation process was performed at the microwave input power of 600 W for 7 min.