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Potassium formate

Potassium formate structure

CAS No:
590-29-4
Formula:
CH2O2.K
Chemical Name:
Potassium formate
Synonyms:
Formic acid,potassium salt (1:1);Potassium formate;Formic acid,potassium salt;EcoForm PF 75;Meltium;FP 40;Desmorapid 30HB14;Dabco TMR 25;2414873-70-2
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Organometallic Compounds

Description

white crystalline solid

DryPowder; Liquid

Potassium formate is the potassium salt of formic acid. It has a role as a buffer. It is a potassium salt and a one-carbon compound. It derives from a formic acid.

Potassium formate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

84.11570

Exact Mass：

83.96140

EC Number：

209-677-9

UNII：

25I90B156L

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID6029626

Color/Form：

COLORLESS GRANULES|COLORLESS RHOMBIC CRYSTALS

HScode：

2915120000

Characteristics

PSA：

40.13000

XLogP3：

-0.99800

Appearance：

DryPowder; Liquid

Density：

1.91 g/cm³

Melting Point：

167 °C

Boiling Point：

100.6ºC at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

29.9ºC

Water Solubility：

SOL IN 100 CC WATER: 331 G @ 18 DEG C, 657 G @ 80 DEG C; SOL IN ALCOHOL; INSOL IN ETHER

Storage Conditions：

Keep container closed when not in use. Store in a tightly closed container. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from

PH：

AQ SOLN IS PRACTICALLY NEUTRAL

Safety Information

Transport codes：

NONH for all modes of transport

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

R36/37/38

safety instructions：

S26-S37/39

RTECS Number：

LQ9625000

Marks：

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable under normal temperatures and pressures.

Precautionary statement(s)：

P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P33, P313

Hazard Statements：

H319

GHS Classification：

|Warning|H315 (12.43%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]|P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 857 companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

Antidote：

FORMATES CAN BE METABOLIZED TO FORMIC ACID, HENCE TREATMENT AS FOR METHANOL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

Human Toxicity Excerpts：

SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF...FORMATE IN RELATION TO POTENTIAL OCULAR TOXICITY IS OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST, BECAUSE FORMATE IS ONE OF PRODUCTS OF METABOLISM OF METHANOL, WHICH IS NOTORIOUS FOR ITS SEVERE TOXICITY, PARTICULARLY TO EYE. FORMATE IS KNOWN TO BE INHIBITOR OF...CATALASE... /FORMATE SALTS/

MeSH Entry Terms：

aluminum formate

Potassium formate Use and Manufacturing

Uses

As an excellent drilling fluid, completion fluid, and workover fluid, it is widely used in the oilfield industry.In the leather industry, used as a camouflage acid in the chrome tanning method.Used as a reducing agent in the printing and dyeing industry.It can also be used as an early-strength agent for cement slurry, and as a foliar fertilizer for mining, electroplating and crops.

Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal)

Agricultural products (non-pesticidal)

Production

10,000,000 - 50,000,000 lb|(1986) No Data

Formulations：

/Available as/ 50% & 70% solution; Reagent grades

Manufacturing Info：

All other basic organic chemical manufacturing|Formic acid, potassium salt (1:1): ACTIVE|USE OF FORMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVES WITH POTASSIUM FORMATE AS FUNGICIDES & BACTERICIDES IN AGRICULTURE.|Potassium formate is a decomposition product of potassium cyanide

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:84.116
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Exact Mass:83.96136076
Monoisotopic Mass:83.96136076
Topological Polar Surface Area:40.1
Heavy Atom Count:4
Complexity:13.5
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:2
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Material

Cyclohexanol

Carbon dioxide

Potassium hydroxide

Hydrogen

Potassium bicarbonate

Formaldehyde

Ethanol

Formic acid

Isopropanol

tert-Butanol

Downstream Products

Potassium carbonate

Methanol

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Data: 2026-07-10
Price: 5500.00Yuan/mt
Change: 1000.0

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