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Contact SupplierWe are offering potassium hydroxide, potash caustic koh flakes/pearls.
Molecular formula: koh
molecular weight:56
cas no.: 1310-58-3
einecs no.: 215-181-3
model no.: schng 301
purity: 90% food grade&tech grade
appearance: flake pearl
koh is white flakes or pearls, easily dissolve in water and alcohol, difficult to dissolve in ether. With strong alkaline and corrosive. It is extremely easy to absorb moisture in the air and deliquescence, it can become potassium carbonate after absorbing co2. When dissolved in water, alcohol or acid solution, they generated a lot of heat.
Application
koh is the main raw material to produce potassium salt, such as potassium permanganate and potassium carbonate. In medicine line, it is used in producing potassium borohydride, spironolactone, batyl alcohol, progesterone and testosterone propionate, etc. In light industry, it is used in making soap, alkaline battery and cosmetics. In dye line, it can produce vat dyes. It also used in plating and engraving in electrochemical industry. It is important material in printing and dyeing, bleaching and mercerizing, and to make synthetic fiber and polyester fiber. Besides, it is used as metallurgical heating agent and leather degreasing agent.