Item |
Premium quality |
Good quality |
Appearance |
White flake |
White flake |
Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) |
90% min. |
90% min. |
Potassium carbonate (K2CO3) |
0.5% max. |
0.5% max. |
Chloride (as Cl) |
0.005% max. |
0.01% max. |
Sulfate (as SO4) |
0.002% max. |
0.005% max. |
Nitrate and Nitrite (as N) |
0.0005% max. |
0.0005% max. |
Phosphate (PO4) |
0.002% max. |
0.005% max. |
Silicate (SiO3 ) |
0.01% max. |
0.01% max. |
Iron (Fe) |
0.0002% max. |
0.0005% max. |
Sodium (Na) |
0.50 % max. |
1.00 % max. |
Aluminum (Al) |
0.001% max. |
0.002% max. |
Calcium (Ca) |
0.002% max |
0.005% max |
Nickel (Ni) |
0.0005% max |
0.001% max |
Heavy Metal (as Pb) |
0.001% max |
0.002% max |