What is Potassium formate?

Potassium formate is an organic salt with the chemical formula HCOOK. Potassium formate is a white solid in appearance, which is easy to absorb moisture, has reducibility, can react with strong oxidants, and has a density of 1.9100g/cm3. The aqueous solution is a colorless and transparent liquid, and the specific gravity of the saturated solution is 1.58 g/cm3.

Potassium formate solubility: soluble in water, ethanol, insoluble in ether.

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The main uses of potassium formate:

1. Potassium formate is mainly used in oil drilling, and is widely used in oil field industry as drilling fluid, completion fluid and workover fluid with excellent performance;

2. In the snow melting agent industry, the acetic acid smell in the air is too strong after the additive acetate melts snow, and it causes a certain degree of corrosion to the ground and is eliminated. Potassium formate not only has good snow melting performance, but also overcomes all the drawbacks of acetate and is well received by citizens and environmentalists;

3. In the leather industry, potassium formate is used as a camouflage acid in the chrome tanning process;

4. In the printing and dyeing industry, potassium formate is used as a reducing agent;

5. Potassium formate can also be used as an early strength agent for cement slurry, as well as for mining, electroplating and foliar fertilizer for crops.

Potassium formate storage:

Sealed preservation, should be stored in a dry warehouse.

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Post time: Oct-17-2022