Potassium hydroxide solution
SIGALD/417661 - 45 wt. % in H2O
CAS Number: 1310-58-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): HKO
Molecular Weight: 56.11
MDL Number: MFCD00003553
Linear Formula: KOH
Product Type: Chemical
| concentration | 43.0-47.0 wt. % (KOH basis, by HCl, titration) |
| 45 wt. % in H2O | |
| density | 1.456 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1 |
| InChI key | KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [K+].[O-][H] |
| Application: | Potassium hydroxide solution may be used in the following processes: • Depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes. • Synthesis of potassium bicarbonate and potassium carbonate. • As an eluent in the nonsuppressor ion chromatography to separate and determine inorganic and organic anions. • Saponification of fruit seed oil to determine tocopherols and tocotrienols. |
| General description: | Potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution is a strong alkali widely used in chemical synthesis. Van Slyke apparatus and Hildebrand adsorption technique have been utilized to determine the solubility of oxygen in different concentration of KOH solution. |
| Packaging: | 1, 2 L in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 18 L in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 500 mL in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H290 - H302 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 22-35 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1814 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Density | 1.456 g/mL at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |



