potassium sulfate

A colorless or white crystalline compound, K₂SO₄, used in glassmaking and fertilizers and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

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potas′sium sul′fate

a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K₂SO₄, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

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Eysel, "Christal chemistry of the system [Na.sub.2]S[O.sub.4.sup.-]- [K.sub.2]S[O.sub.4]- [K.sub.2]Cr[O.sub.4]-[Na.sub.2]Cr[O.sub.4] and the glaserite phase," American Mineralogist, vol.

Preparation, characterization, and luminescence properties of orthorhombic sodium sulphate

y Wint, A., "Production of Glaserite and Sulfate of Potassium from Gypsum and Silvinite Catalyzed by Ammonia".

Cristalizacion del sulfato de potasio mediante la reaccion de fosfoyeso y silvita por el metodo amoniacal en un cristalizador por carga

Key words: biominerals; calcium phosphates; crystal structure; fluorapatite; glaserite; hydroxyapatite; octacalcium phosphate.

The arrangement of these columns is similar to those in glaserite where the oxide ions are extra.

Structures of biological minerals in dental research

One such project was the PCS Glaserite process which yields a potassium sulphate fertilizer -- KCl + |Na.sub.2~S|O.sub.4~ -- |K.sub.2~S|O.sub.4~ + NaCl.

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