Kenya Chemical is one of the leading Potassium metabisulfite Exporters, Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Producers in Nairobi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, Nigeria, Namibia, Ghana, Malawi Nairobi Kenya.
Potassium metabisulfite, K2S2O5, also known as potassium pyrosulfite, is a white crystalline powder with a pungent odour. It is mainly used as an antioxidant or chemical sterilant. As a disulfite, it is chemically very similar to sodium metabisulfite, with which it is sometimes used interchangeably. Potassium metabisulfite has a monoclinic crystal structure.
Potassium Metabisulfite was used for the preparation of the photographic developing solution, which was also used as food bleaching agents, preservatives, and antioxidants. In addition, it could be used to retain the freshness of the wine, fruit juice, beer clarifying agent, fruits and vegetables, meat, grapes, as well as the non-cyanide silver plating.
1. Potassium Metabisulphite
2.CAS:16731-55-8
3. Appearance:White crystalline powder
4.Assay:98%min
Other names
Potassium pyrosulfite
Dipotassium disulfite
Potassium metabisulphite
Dipotassium disulfide
Other uses
Potassium metabisulfite is sometimes added to lemon juice as a preservative.
Potassium metabisulfite is used in the textile industry for dyeing and cotton printing.
Potassium metabisulfite is sometimes used to precipitate gold from solution in aqua regia (as an alternative to sodium sulfite).
It is a component of sure photographic developers and solutions used in photographic fixing.
It is used as a bleaching agent in the production of coconut cream.
It is used in some pickles as a preservative.
It is used in tint etching iron-based metal samples for microstructural analysis.
It is used in Aam papad as a preservative.
Application:
2. Used as an analytical reagent. It is also a developing agent, reducing agent, and bacterial inhibitor.
3. Potassium metabisulfite is used as an additive in thiosulfate silver plating, and its sodium salt is also used in the treatment of chromium-containing wastewater.
(1) Food Grade: Bleach agent (e.g. candies, cake, bamboo shoots, etc); Loose agent (e.g. bread, cracker,s, etc); Antiseptic and germicide (e.g. fruit juice, tinned food, brews, the cereals food is defended storage, etc); Inhibitor and freshen agent (e.g. day lily, seafood, fruit, and vegetable, etc).
Product use
They are used as a chromatographic reagent, developer, reducing agent, and bacterial inhibitor.
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