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60369

Sigma-Aldrich

Potassium hydroxide

BioUltra, ≥86% (T), pellets

Synonym(s):

Caustic potash

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Linear Formula:
KOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

product line

BioUltra

Assay

≥86% (T)

form

pellets

impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test
≤0.0005% total nitrogen (N)
≤0.6% potassium carbonate (K2CO3)

mp

361 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
alcohol: soluble(lit.)
water: soluble(lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg
silicate (as SiO2): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤5 mg/kg
Al: ≤5 mg/kg
As: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ba: ≤5 mg/kg
Bi: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Hg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Li: ≤5 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Mo: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤5000 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Sr: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

1 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.020
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.010

SMILES string

[OH-].[K+]

InChI

1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Other Notes

For volumetric analysis. Preparation of standard KOH

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C. Long, E. & F.N. Spon
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Rokas Drevinskas et al.
Optics express, 23(2), 1428-1437 (2015-04-04)
Surface texturing is demonstrated by the combination of wet etching and ultrafast laser nanostructuring of silica glass. Using potassium hydroxide (KOH) at room temperature as an etchant of laser modified glass, we show the polarization dependent linear increase in retardance
Aldol condensation in gaseous phase by zeolite catalysts.
Wierzchowski PT and Zatorski LW.
Catalysis Letters, 9(5-6), 411-414 (1991)

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