Ercros Caustic potash
- CAS Number
- 1310-58-3
- EC Number
- 215-181-3
- Chemical Name
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Chemical Family
- AlkalisBasesPotassium Salts
Ercros Caustic potash is a solid, soluble, white and very basic chemical compound.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Solid
Product families
Applications
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Metal Manufacturing & Finishing
- Batteries
- Water Treatment
Product Families
- Alkalis & Bases
Other characteristics
- Synonyms
- Caustic potash, KOH, Potash
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronics
- Industrial
- Common Name
- Caustic Potash
- Technology
- Base Chemicals & Intermediates
- Did You Know?
Ercros is the only Spanish producer of caustic potash, with which the company has a high share of the national market as well as an important export activity.. The Sabiñánigo center has been producing caustic potash for more than half a century.
- Purpose
Chemical processes to obtain other potassium salts.; Synthesis of antibiotics and other pharmaceutical intermediates.; Soap making.; Liquid fertilizers.; Alkaline batteries.; Laboratory reagent.; Metal finishing.; Water treatment, cleaning agent and paint cleaning agent.; Cosmetic industry.
- ChemicalFormula
- KOH
- How It's Made
- Sabinanigo
- Applicable Processes
- Agrochemicals Manufacturing
- Chemicals Production
- Cosmetic Production
- Metal Finishing
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Soap Manufacturing
- Water Purification
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Alkaline Batteries
- Fertilizers
- High-Density Alkaline Batteries
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Intermediate
- Reagent
- Marketing and Distribution
- Liquid caustic potash
- 25 t tanks.
- Caustic potash in flakes
- 25 kg polyethylene bags packed on pallets and 500 or 1,000 kg polypropylene raffia big-bags palletized and packed.
