The Potassium Acetate is a dry powder, colourless, odourless, and exists in the form of deliquescent crystals or white crystalline powder. Potassium acetate has a faint acetic smell. The solubility of potassium acetate in water is 100g/ml at 20 C.
Potassium Acetate
+ Free Shipping| Synonyms | Potassium ethanoate |
| Packing | 25/50/1000 Kgs HDPE Bags With inner liners. |
| Applications | Oil and gas chemicals |
| Standard | Oil and gas chemicals |
| Molecular Formula | CH3CO2K |
| Molecular weight | 98.15 g/mol |
| Density | 1.57 g/cm3 |
| CAS No. | 127-08-2 |
Application
• Potassium Acetate is also used in the carbon black production, as a drilling fluid additive, as a flame retardant.
• Potassium Acetate is being used in water-based drilling fluids where potassium chloride cannot be used due to environmental restrictions.
• Potassium Acetate is a moderately water-soluble crystalline Potassium source that decomposes to Potassium oxide on heating.
Certificate of Analysis
| Sr No. | Appearance | White powder | |
| 01 | Assay | % min. | 97.10 |
| 02 | Water | % min. | 00.70 |
| 03 | Halides | % max. | 00.05 |
| 04 | Sulphate(SO4) | % max. | 0.01 |
| 05 |
Iron(as Fe) |
5ppm max. |
05.00 ppm |
| 06 |
Heavy metals(as Pb) |
5ppm max. |
05.00 ppm |
| 07 |
Arsenic (As) |
3ppm max. |
03.00 ppm |
| 08 | pH(5% solution) | 7.5-8.5 | |
Properties
- Faint acetic smell
- White color powder
- Soluble in water
- weak base
- Prevents low levels potassium in body
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