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	Potassium Acetate / Potassium Salt

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Potassium Acetate / Potassium Salt

Technical Specification :

Pure Grade
Appearance : White Powder
Assay : 99.00 % Min
Water : 0.7 % Max
Halides : 0.05% Max
Sulphate (SO4) : 0.01% Max
Iron (as Fe) : 5 ppm Max
Arsenic (As) : 3 ppm Max
Heavy Metals (as Pb): 5 ppm Max
pH ( 5% Solution ): 7.5-8.5

Applications:

Potassium Acetate is used for the production of antibiotics, potassium penicillin, and in solutions for haemo dialysis & portional dialysis. It is also used as a textile conditioner, a polymerisation catalyst, & as a catalyst in the production of polyeuathane foams and carbon black. In addition, It may be used as a dehydrating agent, a fire-proofing additive.

Potassium acetate is also used as deicer instead of chloride salts like Calcium Chloride or Magnesium Chloride. It offers the advantage of being less aggressive on soils and much less corrosive and for this reason is preferred for airport runways.

Potassium acetate is the extinguishing agent used in class K because of its ability to cool and form a crust over the burning oils. It is used as part of replacement protocols in the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis because of its ability to breakdown into bicarbonate and helps neutralize the acidotic state

Potassium acetate is used as a food additive (preservative, acidity regulator) found on food labels in the European Union.
Potassium acetate is used in mixtures applied for tissue preservation, fixation, and mummification. Most museums today use the formaldehyde-based method recommended by Kaiserling in 1897 and containing potassium acetate.For example, Lenin's mummy was soaked in a bath containing potassium acetate