Potassium Chloride Exporter, Manufacturer
Potassium Chloride is a high purity, dry crystalline inorganic/metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlolrine, KCl. It has a molar mass of 74.551 g/mol and occurs naturally as the mineral slyvite. Potassium chloride is often referred to as muriate of potash (MOP), particularly when used as a fertilizer.
• Primarily used as a shale inhibitor as the potassium ion exchanges with calcium and sodium ions n the interlayer space in illites and smectites, converting them to more stable mica-type structures that do not hydrate and swell.
• Used to prepare brines for drill-in, completion, and workover fluids
Other names
Sylvite common name
Muriate of potash Potassium Chloride
Identifiers
CAS number
[7447-40-7]
RTECS number
TS8050000
ChemSpiderID
4707
Properties
Molecular formula
KCl
Molar mass
74.55 g/mol
Appearance
white crystalline solid
Density
1.987 g/cm3
Melting point
775 °C
Boiling point
ca. 1500 °C
Solubilityin water
28.1 g/100 ml (0 °C)
34.0 g/100 ml (20 °C)
56.7 g/100 ml (100 °C);
Hazards
MSDS
ICSC 1450
EU Index
Not listed
Flash point
Non-flammable
LD50
2600 mg/kg (oral/rat), 142 mg/kg (intravenous/rat)
Potassium Chloride also used as a water softener.
Advantage :
• Widely used in the industry
• Largely benign salt; solutions are neutral pH
• Does not significantly impair performance of polymers such as viscosifiers and filtration controllers