GOST 4568-95 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 4568-95 — "Калий хлористый. Технические условия" / "Potassium chloride. Specifications". This межгосударственный (interstate) standard specifies technical requirements, acceptance rules, analytical methods, packaging, marking, transportation and storage for potassium chloride produced from potash ores and intended for use as fertilizer, for retail sale and for industrial chemical production.

Abstract

GOST 4568-95 establishes specification requirements and test/acceptance procedures for potassium chloride (KCl) produced by processing potash ores (halurgic and flotation methods). The standard defines product grades, limits for contaminants, methods of analysis, packaging and labeling rules, safety requirements and guarantees of the manufacturer. It was prepared by the interstate technical committee responsible for potash fertilizers and adopted by the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification.

General information

• Status: Active / in force (межгосударственный стандарт adopted by the Interstate Council and introduced as a Russian national standard).
• Publication date: Adopted 26 April 1995; published by the publishing house of standards (Изд-во стандартов) in 1996; introduced in the Russian Federation on 1 July 1997.
• Publisher: Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (Межгосударственный совет по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации); printed/electronic editions issued by Изд-во стандартов / ИПК Издательство стандартов.
• ICS / categories: Salts and related chemical products (ICS 71.060.50) and agriculture/fertilizers (ICS 65.080 — fertilizer-related applications).
• Edition / version: Original interstate edition from 1995 (designation suffix "-95"); introduced as a state standard of the Russian Federation in 1997 (no later consolidated replacement found in the standard listings consulted).
• Number of pages: 16 pages (typical electronic/printed edition).

Scope

The standard applies to potassium chloride obtained from processing potash ores (by halurgic/galurgical and flotation methods) and covers requirements for its chemical composition and purity, allowable impurities, product grades and sorts, methods of sampling and analysis, safety and sanitary requirements, rules of acceptance, packaging, marking, transportation and storage. The standard is intended to regulate KCl supplied for agricultural use (fertilizers), retail packaging and industrial chemical feedstock.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions of product grades and sorts and their codes (appendix with grades/sorts and OKP codes included).
• Chemical composition and limits for inorganic and organic impurities; methods for determining organic impurities (informative/mandatory appendices described in the standard).
• Sampling rules and laboratory methods of analysis for assessing conformity (specified standard test methods).
• Acceptance criteria, documentation and manufacturer guarantees.
• Packaging, marking, transport and storage requirements — including provisions for retail packaging (informative appendix with instructions for small retail packing).
• Occupational safety and sanitary requirements referenced via applicable GOST safety standards.

Typical use and users

Primary users are fertilizer producers, fertilizer traders and distributors, agricultural purchasers, chemical manufacturers using KCl as a feedstock, quality-control and analytical laboratories, certification bodies and regulatory agencies overseeing fertiliser and chemical product compliance. The standard is used for product specification, procurement, quality control and regulatory conformity assessment in the jurisdictions that apply interstate GOSTs.

Related standards

Referenced and related documents commonly cited with GOST 4568-95 include national safety and hygiene standards (for example, standards from the GOST 12.1.x series), other chemical test-method standards for salts and potassium-containing products, historic predecessor ГОСТ 4568-83 (which was replaced), and international analytical methods for KCl (ISO analytical methods for potassium/salts are often used as complementary references). The standard also lists specific normative references used for tests and safety.

Keywords

GOST 4568-95, potassium chloride, KCl, калий хлористый, specifications, fertilizers, salts, technical conditions, sampling, methods of analysis, packaging, ГОСТ

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 4568-95 is an interstate standard titled "Potassium chloride. Specifications" (Калий хлористый. Технические условия) that sets technical and quality requirements for potassium chloride produced from potash ores.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers product grades and sorts, chemical and impurity limits, sampling and laboratory test methods (including an appendix on determining organic impurities), acceptance rules, packaging/marking/transportation/storage, safety requirements and manufacturer guarantees.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Fertilizer producers and traders, agricultural buyers, chemical manufacturers using KCl, QC and analytical labs, certification bodies and regulatory authorities in countries applying interstate GOSTs. These users rely on the standard for procurement specs, QC and compliance.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: As listed in standard databases and collections consulted, GOST 4568-95 is shown as the active interstate standard (it replaced ГОСТ 4568-83). Local adoption/introduction dates (for example, introduced in the Russian Federation on 1 July 1997) and any later amendments or national modifications should be checked in the relevant national standards registry for the applying country.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It was prepared by the interstate technical committee MТК 285 (Potash fertilizers and products from potash-containing ores) and is part of the family of standards governing fertilizers, salts and related chemical products; related GOST/ISO test-method standards for salts and potassium analysis are commonly cross-referenced.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Potassium chloride, KCl, fertilizer, salts, technical conditions, grades, methods of analysis, packaging, ГОСТ 4568-95.