Potassium hydroxide is also called caustic potash, caustic potash, potassium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide solution and more.In Latin name sounds like KOH Potassium hydroxide.Their external data and the physical characteristics of the substance is colorless crystals with high hygroscopic.In aqueous solutions KOH exhibits strong alkaline.By the reaction of the diaphragm electrolysis solution of potassium chloride produced its receipt.Potassium hydroxide, thanks to its unique properties, found wide application in various fields of human activity.
In sale KOH is in the form of massive blocks substances such flakes, as well as in the form of granules, or medium-sized pieces of 40-50% solutions.Because of the increased cost of chemical compounds having potassium in their composition, are not as common as natriesoderzhaschie.Price issue became the reason that they are used in cases where the need for physical and chemical properties do not provide natriesoderzhaschie substance.
Being completely safe, non-flammable and completely resistant to easy ignition, potassium hydroxide on the effects on the human body relates to compounds of the second class.The danger is hit caustic substance on the mucous membranes and even in the human skin.This can lead to severe burns and chronic skin diseases.Of particular danger causing substances from entering the eye.
Industrial packing potassium hydroxide solution takes place by spill in steel barrels or special containers of 100, 200 or 275 liters.In solid form for potassium hydroxide is used to clean, dry drums 50-180 dm.cu.For flake product type are allowed containers with plastic liners, as well as bags made of polyethylene.
The Russian chemical industry technical potassium hydroxide satisfies the requirements of GOST 9285-78, for chemically pure product is provided GOST 24363-80.From abroad KOH raw materials supplied in strict accordance with standard CAS 1310-58-3.
Chemical neutralization reaction in which the sulfuric acid to react, to obtain potassium hydroxide and salt water is known to everyone at school.But there are other unique properties KOH found that this substance has a wide range of applications.It is used, except for the neutralization of acids, even in alkaline batteries, in catalysis, detergent, drilling fluids, dyes, fertilizers.
Without the use of potassium hydroxide will not do any food industry, no gas cleaning, or metals, or refinery or pharmaceuticals.It is used in the manufacture of a wide variety of organic and inorganic materials, paper, pesticide, potassium carbonate, potassium compounds, soaps, synthetic rubber.
One of the most important areas of use of potassium hydroxide is the manufacture of soft soap.Detergents, shampoos, shaving creams, whiteners prepared using KOH.Another important area of application of this material is to provide a set of industry demanded potash.
In the production of potassium permanganate laid fusion process caustic potash manganese dioxide and subsequent oxidation of the resulting potassium permanganate in the chamber of the electrolysis.For potassium dichromate can be used a method similar to that described above.But more often it is manufactured by Fusion finely ground chromite ore hydroxide (alternative - carbonate) of potassium, followed by exposure to acid in the resulting chromate.
using KOH caustic can achieve significant results in producing a wide spectrum of colors, and a set of organic compounds.It perfectly manifests itself as an adsorbent gas dehydration agent, a substance provoking loss insoluble hydroxides, alkaline electrolyte in the battery type.
And that's just a short list of descriptions of processes that use KOH.
