Abstract:
Potassium Chloride is one of the simplest and commonly used inorganic salt.
This study aims to determine the purity of commercial Potassium Chloride used in Drilling fluid. Two samples (Jordan sample and Russian sample) of the salt were analyzed for K+, Cl- , Ca+2 , Na+ and moisture content.
The results compared with standard Potassium Chloride accordingly the purity of the Jordan sample was found to be greater than that of the Russian sample.
