Production Capacity300 Metric Ton/Metric Tons per Month
CategoryOthers
Update Time2014-08-26
company profile
Shanghai Fengqinghuagong Youxian Gongsi
China
Contact: Mr.Peng Zhang
Tel: 86-021-31267000
Number of Employees: 20 ~ 50
Business Type: Manufacture & Trade
product details
Standard:Food Grade
Origin:China mainland
Brand:FOODCHEM
Details
MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (also potassium dihydrogen phosphate, KDP, or monobasic potassium phosphate, MKP) -- KH2PO4 -- is a soluble salt which is used as a fertilizer, a Food Additive and a fungicide.Monopotassium Phosphate is colorless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder, odorless, steady in air, relative density 2.338, melting point 96 ℃-253 ℃, easily soluble in water (83.5g/100ml, 90 ℃), PH4.2-4.7 in 2.7% aqueous solution, but insoluble in ethanol.
Specification
Item
Unit
Monopotassium phosphate 98%
Appearance
White powder
KH2PO4（as dry basis）
%(w/w)
min 98.0
Water-insoluble
%(w/w)
max 0.2
Arsenic (As)
mg/kg
max 3
Fluoride (as F)
mg/kg
max 10
Loss on Drying
%(w/w)
max 1
Pb
mg/kg
max 2
Application
Buffers in foodstuffs. Ingredients in emulsifying salts for processed cheese products. Components of phosphate mixes for processed meat products. MKP is one of the components of gatorade (used as both an emulsifier and pH buffer) and is used as an additive in cigarettes.