potassium carbonate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.

potassium carbonate

noun

1. a white odourless substance used in making glass and soft soap and as an alkaline cleansing agent. Formula: K 2 CO 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of potassium carbonate¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The resulting solution of potassium carbonate is filtered and exposed to a slurry of calcium hydroxide.

From Economist

Carbon Engineering’s design blows air through towers that contain a solution of potassium hydroxide, which reacts with CO2 to form potassium carbonate.

From Nature

Pyrogen involves a mixture of gases including potassium carbonates, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ammonia.

From BBC

To create the filter material, scientist heated the two components in a solution of potassium carbonate and tetrahydrofuran to link the two types of molecules together in stiff chains and creating a porous 3D lattice.

From Science Magazine

For example, CO2 Solutions of Quebec City, Canada, has used a super-tough carbonic anhydrase enzyme, developed by directed evolution, to help capture 10 tonnes of CO2 per day in nothing more than aqueous potassium carbonate.

From Scientific American