Potassium Hydroxide
flakes,KOH
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | KOH | Precursor to other potassium compounds |
| Boiling point | 1,327 °C (2,421 °F; 1,600 K) | Niche applications |
| Density | 2.044 g/cm3 (20 °C) | Manufacture of soft soaps |
| 2.12 g/cm3 (25 °C) | ||
| Melting point | 360°C (680 °F; 633 K) | As an electrolyte |
| Molar mass | 56.11 g mol-1 | Manufacture of biodiesel |
| Petroleum refineries | ||
| SPECIFICATION | ||||||
| Specification | Unit | : | Flakes | 90% White Flake | ||
| Total Alcalinity (KOH) | : | 91% min | 92.0-95.0 | |||
| Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) | : | 89.5% min | 90.0% Min. | ≥90.0 | ||
| Sodium (NaOH) | : | 1 max | 1.7 | |||
| Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3) | : | 0.5% max | 1.4 | 0.70% Max. | ≤0.5 | |
| Chloride (CL) | : | 80 ppm max | 0.7 | ≤0.005 | ||
| Iron (Fe) | : | 5 ppm max | 0.03 | 0.0005% Max. | ≤0.002 | |
| Nickel (Ni) | : | 5 ppm max | 0.001% Max. | |||
| Appearance | : | flakes of light green, light lilac or light grey color | White Flake | |||
| Sulphates content, | : | 0.025 | ≤0.05 | |||
| Potassium chlorate content (КСlO3), | %, max | : | 0.1 | |||
| Silicone content, | %, max | : | 0.01 | |||
| Calcium content | %, max | : | 0.01 | |||
| Aluminum content, | %, max | : | 0.003 | |||
| Nitrates and nitrites content in terms of nitrogen, | %, max | : | 0.07 | ≤0.002 | ||
| KCL | : | 0.02% Max. | ||||
| Na⁺ | : | 0.40% Max. | ≤1.0 | |||
| Heavy metal (as Pb) % | : | ≤0.002 | ||||
| Phosphate (as PO4) % | : | ≤0.005 | ||||
| Silicate (as SiO3) % | : | ≤0.01 | ||||