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Toronto · GTA · Canada

Potassium Bicarbonate

Potassium bicarbonate is the potassium counterpart of sodium bicarbonate, and the difference in cation is the whole reason buyers choose it. It raises pH and buffers a system while contributing potassium rather than sodium, which matters wherever sodium loading is undesirable — in crop nutrition, in low-sodium food formulation and in water systems with sodium constraints. It decomposes on heating to release carbon dioxide, which is the basis of its use in dry chemical fire suppression. Allzone quotes this material per enquiry: grade, packing, origin, documentation and Incoterm are decided in your quotation, not fixed by this page.

At a glance

Product
Potassium Bicarbonate
Grades
Technical grade · Food grade +2 more
Typical applications
pH adjustment and buffering without sodium loading · Potassium supply in nutrient and hydroponic solutions · Food and beverage formulation where documentation supports the use
Packaging
Packaging confirmed at quotation
Price, lead time and documents are confirmed per RFQ. Full technical detail is below.
Fine white potassium bicarbonate crystalline powder heaped in a stainless steel tray with a scoop on a bright neutral studio background
Product illustration — grade, presentation and technical data confirmed against producer documentation at quotation.
CAS Number
298-14-6
Common chemical name
Potassium hydrogen carbonate
Category
Industrial chemical
Subcategory
Bulk & Specialty Chemicals
Industry segment
Technical, food and agricultural presentations quoted separately
Physical form
White crystalline powder or granular presentation
Available grade
Technical grade
Document & COA status
  • • Certificate of Analysis is provided against the confirmed shipment, grade and batch.
  • • Manufacturer TDS and SDS are subject to grade and supplier confirmation and are available on request.
  • • Grades, packaging and origin above are indicative sourcing options and are confirmed at quotation.

Available grades from container-direct sourcing

Technical grade

Declared properties confirmed against producer documentation at quotation

Food grade

Documentation confirmed for the exact grade and the intended food application

Agricultural and horticultural presentations

Reviewed per enquiry against your dosing and blending arrangement

Powder and granular presentations

Particle size stated in the convention your specification uses

Packaging:Packaging confirmed at quotation

Typical applications

  • pH adjustment and buffering without sodium loading
  • Potassium supply in nutrient and hydroponic solutions
  • Food and beverage formulation where documentation supports the use
  • Dry chemical fire suppression formulations
  • Industrial process and water chemistry

Why Canadian buyers choose us

  • Specification, grade and documentation confirmed in writing against producer data before order confirmation
  • Technical data sheet, safety data sheet and certificate of analysis requested for the exact material offered
  • Specification-led sourcing — no assumed values and no substituted grades
  • Freight arranged across Ontario, Quebec and Western Canada
  • Quantities reviewed per enquiry, from trial lots through to full container loads

Typical industries served

Agricultural and horticultural formulatorsFood and beverage manufacturersFire protection and industrial chemical manufacturersWater treatment and process chemical operationsGreenhouse and controlled-environment growers

Technical & procurement detail

What potassium bicarbonate does in a process+

It neutralises acidity and buffers pH without adding sodium, supplies plant-available potassium in nutrient solutions, acts as a leavening and pH-adjusting agent in food formulation where documentation supports that use, and decomposes with gas release in dry chemical fire suppression formulations. Which behaviour you are buying determines the grade quoted.

What decides the grade you actually need+

The grade follows the use: food, agricultural and technical presentations carry different documentation and different particle handling. State the application, the particle presentation your dosing or blending equipment needs, the solubility behaviour your process depends on, the documentation your sector requires and the annual volume.

Potassium bicarbonate against adjacent alkalis+

Sodium bicarbonate is a different salt supplying sodium instead of potassium and is not interchangeable where the cation matters. Potassium carbonate is the more strongly alkaline carbonate, a different material again. Potassium hydrogen carbonate is an alternative name for this same product, not a separate identity. Food, agricultural and technical grades, powder and granular presentations and packaging formats are handled inside this record. Any pesticidal or biocidal use requires product registration for that use and is not offered or implied by this page.

Specification conventions and how to state yours+

Suppliers report active content, solution strength, particle presentation and impurity limits in different conventions, and the numbers are not interchangeable between them. State the convention your specification uses along with the property window you actually need, and comparison is made like for like against producer data for the grade offered.

What this page does not state+

This page asserts no purity, assay, active content, concentration, moisture, pH, density, dosage rate, performance figure, approval, registration, certification, origin, packing, minimum quantity, availability, lead time or price. Every commercially meaningful value is taken from producer documentation for the exact grade offered and confirmed in writing before order.

Sourcing and origin+

Allzone sources this material through producer channels and quotes it per enquiry. Origin, production route and shipping point are selected against your technical requirement, quantity, documentation need and destination, and are stated in the offer rather than fixed by this page. Freight, discharge point and packaging format move landed cost, so quotations are compared delivered to your plant.

Documentation supplied with an offer+

Technical data sheet, safety data sheet and certificate of analysis for the exact grade offered are requested from the producer and shared with the quotation. Handling, storage, incompatibility and personal-protection requirements are treated as SDS questions for the specific grade rather than figures published here. Where a declaration matters to your application — food contact, cosmetic, potable water, feed or regulatory — it is confirmed for that grade and intended use rather than assumed from this page.

How Allzone quotes this+

Send the process it goes into, the function you need it to perform, the property window your specification calls for in your own convention, the annual and per-shipment quantity, the packaging format your intake can receive, the documentation required per shipment and the delivery province or port. Several materials can be listed in one enquiry and reviewed together rather than split into separate requests.

Frequently asked questions

Does Allzone publish a price for potassium bicarbonate?+

No. Price, minimum quantity, origin, packing and lead time depend on the grade, the volume and the destination, and are confirmed at quotation. Nothing on this page is an offer.

Which grades or presentations can be quoted?+

Technical grade, Food grade, Agricultural and horticultural presentations, Powder and granular presentations are handled inside this single product record. Grades, concentrations and applications of one material are not published as separate pages; the grade offered and its published data are confirmed in the quotation.

What documentation is available for potassium bicarbonate?+

Technical data sheet, safety data sheet and certificate of analysis for the exact grade offered are requested from the producer and shared with the quotation. Handling, storage, incompatibility and personal-protection requirements are treated as SDS questions for the specific grade rather than figures published here. Where a declaration matters to your application — food contact, cosmetic, potable water, feed or regulatory — it is confirmed for that grade and intended use rather than assumed from this page.

Can potassium bicarbonate be supplied into Ontario and the GTA?+

Delivery and logistics into Ontario, Quebec and the rest of Canada are reviewed per enquiry alongside the rest of the offer. We publish no stock, inventory or delivery-window guarantee on this page.

Technical knowledge for Potassium Bicarbonate — Bulk B2B Supply | Allzone

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