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Product Flow Data set: potassium nitrate (en)
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Name potassium nitrate
Classification
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  • ILCD: C:Manufacturing / 20:Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products / 201:Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics / 2012:Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
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CAS Number 7757-79-1
General comment EcoSpold 2 intermediate exchange, ID = 2f6880f1-d79c-436d-9fe2-5a589d0e504b 'potassium nitrate' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007757-79-1. It is called 'potassium;nitrate' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: KNO3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no odor. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: fertilisers, cosmetics and personal care products, anti-freeze products and washing & cleaning products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (14-0-39).
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Time stamp (last saved) 2025-07-31T16:30:47.727-03:00
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UUID 2f6880f1-d79c-436d-9fe2-5a589d0e504b
Data set version 03.11.000
Permanent data set URI http://openlca.org/ilcd/resource/flows/2f6880f1-d79c-436d-9fe2-5a589d0e504b
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %