KCl

Properties

Salt name Potassium Chloride
Formula KCl
Trade names (REACH) Potassium chloride
Molar Mass (g/mol) 74,5513
CAS Number 7447-40-7
EC Number 231-211-8
Odor odorless
Density (g/cm3) 1,984
Melting Point ( °C) 770
Boiling Point ( °C) 1,420 
Solubility in Water (g/100g H2O) 35.5 (25 °C)
Qualitative Solubility soluble in glycerol, alkalies, slightly soluble in alcohol, insoluble in ether

Uses at Industrial Sites

Potassium Chloride (KCl) uses at industrial sites according to REACH descriptors: Product Category and Sector of Use. Data retrieved from ECHA registered substances database: https://echa.europa.eu/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/14341/3/1/4.

CODE
CODE NAME
SU 6b Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products
SU 8 Manufacture of bulk, large scale chemicals (including petroleum products)
SU 9 Manufacture of fine chemicals
SU 12 Manufacture of plastics products, including compounding and conversion
SU 20 Health services
SU 24 Scientific research and development
 Product Category (PC)
CODE NAME
PC 12 Fertilizers
PC 20 Processing aids such as pH-regulators, flocculants, precipitants, neutralization agents
PC 21 Laboratory chemicals
PC 26 Paper and board treatment products