Potassium Acetate
Product Description
| Product | Potassium Acetate |
| CAS | 127-08-2 |
| Formula | C2H3KO2 |
| Synonym | Acetic Acid, potassium salt, Acetic acid, potassium salt (1:1), Potassium acetate |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 1.57 |
| Direct Evaporative Cooling | on heating |
| Melting Point | 303.00 to 307.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| logP (o/w) | -3.72 |
| Storage | store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light |
| Odor | odorless |
| Shelf Life | 12 month(s) or longer if stored properly |
| Assay | 99.00 to 100.00 % |
| Appearance | white crystalline powder |
| Insolubility | in ether |
| Molecular weight | 98.14 |
| Color | colorless lustrous crystal or white crystal powder or flakes |
| Solubility | water, alcohol, oxygenated solvs. |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Potassium acetate has many applications in food and beverage chemicals. In industry, it is used as a pH-adjusting agent for drilling fluids. Click here for more drilling fluid additives! Available in 25 kg Bags Use: FILM FORMING |
| Class | Specialty Chemicals, Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds, Food and Beverage Chemicals - Sweeteners - Acidulants - Emulsifiers, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Industrial Chemicals |
| Function | Intermediates, Drilling Fluid Additives, Acidulant, Preservative, pH Adjusting Agent |
| Industry | Food Chemicals, Nutrition, Industrial, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Drilling Fluid, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Flavor |
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