Potassium Formate

 

 

Molecular formula: HCOOK

Molecular weight: 84.12

CAS Registry Number: 590-29-4

H.S. Code: 2915120000

Property: Liquid product is colorless and transparent, specific weight of saturated solution is 1.58 g/cm3; solid product is white crytalline powder, strong moisture-absorbing performance, reducing, density 1.9100 g/cm3, easily soluble in water, non-toxic and non-corrosive.

Packing: Solid product: in woven bag lined with plastic film liner, net weight 50kg/bag or by customer request.

         Liquid product: in 200L plastic drum, net weight 320kgs of in 1000L IBC drum, net weight 1600kgs.

Quality index:

 

Item

Limits

Appearance

White or jade-green solid

Colorless transparent liquid

Moisture, %, ≤

0.5

\

HCOOK content, %, ≥

96.00

74.0

HOH content, %, ≤

0.5

0.5

K2CO3 content, %, ≤

1.0

1.0

KCL content, %, ≤

1.0

1.0

Specific weight (g/ cm3)20ºC, ≥

\

1.57

 

Use:  1. Widely used in completion fluid in oil field.

      2. In leather industry;

      3. As reducing agent in printing & dyeing industry;

      4. As snow melt agent;

      5. As coagulator in cement; or used in the manufacture of carbon black.