Potassium hydroxide flakes 85% [1310-58-3]

Potassium hydroxide flakes 85% [1310-58-3] Potassium hydroxide is used as a drying and bleaching agent, to absorb carbon dioxide and in chemistry as a strong base.
It is also used for the production of soft potassium soaps, in lithography for making matrices as well as as electrolyte, e.g. in nickel-cadmium batteries. Potassium hydroxide is used to break down the human body during resomation and an aqueous 5% solution is used to identify rhubarb musculature (the pores of the fungus turn purple).

Appearance white or almost white granules or flakes
Content 85.0%
Total nitrogen (N) max. 0.001%
Chlorides (j. Cl) max. 0.004%
Phosphates (PO4) max. 0.001%
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) max. 0.005%
Sulphates (SO4) max. 0.002%
Carbonates (K2CO3) max. 1.5%
Heavy metals (Pb) max. 0.001%
Bar (Ba) max. 0.0005%
Zinc (Zn) max. 0.0005%
Aluminum (Al) max. 0.001%
Cadmium (Cd) max. 0.0005%
Cobalt (Co) max. 0.0005%
Magnesium (Mg) max. 0.0005%
Manganese (Mn) max. 0.0005%
Copper (Cu) max. 0.0005%
Nickel (Ni) max. 0.0005%
Lead (Pb) max. 0.001%
Silver (Ag) max. 0.0005%
Strontium (Sr) max. 0.0005%
Calcium (Ca) max. 0.001%
Iron (Fe) max. 0.001%

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