Pharmaceutical Grade, Industrial Grade, Reagent Grade, High Quality White Powder Potassium Acetate

• CAS No.: 127-08-2
• Formula: C2h3ko2
• Classification: Organic Analytical Reagents
• Grade: AR
• Specific Usage: For Tissue Medium Purpose
• Content: Comparison
• Usage: Analytical Reagents
• Source: Dry Powder
• Habit Appellation: Drug
• Application: Scientific Research
• Property: Organic Reagent
• Transport Package: Drum
• Specification: 98%
• Origin: China

Product Description

Product Description

 Potassium acetate is an organic substance with the chemical formula of CH₃COOK, white powder, used as an analytical reagent to adjust the PH value. It can also be used as a desiccant, to make transparent glass, and in the pharmaceutical industry. It can also be used as buffer, diuretic, fabric and paper softener, catalyst, etc

 

Item	Standard
Appearance	white crystalline powder
Content(after drying) %	≥99.0
PH(5% aqueous solution)	7.5-9.0
Chloride(CI)	≤0.01
Drying loss( 240°C, 2 hours)	≤8.0
Heavy metal(as Pb) %	≤0.0005
Iron(Fe) %	≤0.001
Lead(Pb) %	≤0.0002
Melting point	92 ~ 96

 

    Potassium Acetate It is used for the manufacture of antibiotics, potassium penicillinate, and in solutions for haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

    In addition it can be used as a textile conditioner, a polymerization catalyst and as a catalyst in the production of polyurethane foams and carbon black. It is also used as a dehydrafting agent, as runway deicing fluid ordrilling fluid additive.

It is used as an analytical reagent, dehydrating agent. 

In food industry, it is used as a food additive, an acidity regulator and preservative. 

In manufacturing industry, it is used in the manufacture of glass, a softening agent for paper and textiles. 

In medicine, it is used as an expectorant and diuretic.






Potassium acetate solid is white crystalline powder with water absorbing performance and slight alkali odor.
It can be used as snowmelt agent. It is also widely used in oil drilling industry.



 

Potassium acetate  is used as a chemical reagent, preparation of anhydrous ethanol, as well as industrial catalysts, auxiliaries and additives. 

Potassium acetate is also used in oil drilling.

Potassium acetate  is used in airport as the ice and snow melting agent . 

 

 

1. Chemical Name: Potassium Acetate
2. Molecular Formula: C₂H₃KO₂
3. Molecular Weight: 98.14
4. CAS: 127-08-2
5. Character: It is white crystalline powder. It's easily deliquescent and tastes salty. PH value of 1mol/L aqueous solution is 7.0-9.0. Relative density(d425) is 1.570. Melting point is 292ºC. It's highly soluble in water (235g/100mL, 20ºC; 492g/100mL, 62ºC), ethanol (33g/100mL) and methanol (24.24g/100mL, 15ºC), but insoluble in ether.
6. Usage: It is used as buffering agent, neutralizer, preservative and color fixative to protect natural colos of animals and plants.
7. Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8. Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.