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P1147

Potassium acetate

ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOK
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
98.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-822-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3595449
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Form:
powder or crystals
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vapor pressure

<0.0000001 hPa ( 25 °C)

Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99.0%

form

powder or crystals

pH

7-9 (25 °C, 98.2 g/L)

density

1.57 g/cm3 at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].CC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C2H4O2.K/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Potassium acetate is an osmotic agent that can be prepared by the reaction between acetic acid and potassium hydroxide. It has replaced urea and glycol for deicing process. Its potential as a substitute to calcium chloride for osmotic distillation has been investigated. It intercalates with the hydroxyl groups on the kaolinite surface leading to surface modification. It acts as a catalyst that accelerates the acetylation of wood at low temperature.

Application

Potassium acetate has been used during granule bound starch synthase (GBSS) activity assay. It may be used as an activator to produce waste tea activated carbon (WTAC).

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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M M Shah et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 63-65, 423-433 (1997-04-01)
Potassium acetate is currently made by reacting petroleum-based acetic acid with potassium hydroxide. An alternate process, anaerobic fermentation of dextrose with Clostridium thermoaceticum, could be used and could possibly be cheaper. Growth characteristics and productivity of the fermentation were optimized
Purification of starch granules from Arabidopsis leaves and determination of granule-bound starch synthase activity.
Albi T, et al.
Bio-protocol, 4(23), e1316-e1316 (2013)
Preparation of waste tea activated carbon using potassium acetate as an activating agent for adsorption of Acid Blue 25 dye.
Auta M and Hameed BH.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 171(2), 502-509 (2011)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
P1147-1KG04061834354116
P1147-2.5KG04061834354123
P1147-500G04061834354130