kenya chemical is one of the leading Potassium hydroxide KOH or caustic potash manufacturers, suppliers, exporters, producers, in kenya. We are supplied into various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, Agriculture, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula KOH and is commonly called caustic potash. Along with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), this colorless solid is a prototypical strong base. It has many industrial and niche applications, most of which exploit its caustic nature and its reactivity toward acids.
Uses
KOH and NaOH can be used interchangeably for a number of applications, although in industry, NaOH is preferred because of its lower cost.
The precursor to other potassium compounds
Many potassium salts are prepared by neutralization reactions involving KOH. The potassium salts of carbonate, cyanide, permanganate, phosphate, and various silicates are prepared by treating either the oxides or the acids with KOH. The high solubility of potassium phosphate is desirable in fertilizers.
Manufacture of soft soaps
The saponification of fats with KOH is used to prepare the corresponding “potassium soaps”, which are softer than the more common sodium hydroxide-derived soaps. Because of their softness and greater solubility, potassium soaps require less water to liquefy, and can thus contain more cleaning agents than liquefied sodium soaps.
Food industry
In food products, potassium hydroxide acts as a food thickener, pH control agent, and food stabilizer. The FDA considers it (as a direct human food ingredient) as generally safe when combined with “good” manufacturing practice conditions of use. It is known in the E number system as E525.
Uses of Potassium Hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide solution is more conductive when compared to NaOH and therefore used as an electrolyte in some alkaline batteries.
Potassium Hydroxide is used as a pH control agent in the food industry.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in the thickening of food.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in chip fabrication for semiconductors.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in the manufacturing of cuticle removers which is used in manicure treatment.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in the identification of species of fungi.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in mercerizing cotton.
Potassium Hydroxide is used in alkalimetric titrations in analytical chemistry.
Used in the manufacturing of liquid fertilizers.
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