Potassium hydroxide

Potassium hydroxide technical application

In the chemical industry

You can buy potassium hydroxide in Kharkiv in the Novochem online chemical store.

It is a component of potassium-lithium electrolyte for alkaline batteries.
In addition, potassium hydroxide is a component of alkaline detergents.

Potassium hydroxide in oil production

It is noteworthy that potassium hydroxide helps maintain the alkalinity of drilling fluids and is involved in oil distillation.

In the rubber industry

Potassium hydroxide helps prevent rubber fractions from sticking together.

Potassium hydroxide in the production of cosmetics

It is used to produce

• liquid and soft soaps;
• shampoos
• soap creams;
• bleaching agents.

In agriculture

Potassium hydroxide is used in the manufacture of potash fertilisers.

Potassium hydroxide in medicine

It helps to cope with acid burns and is also used as a disinfectant in dentistry.

In the food industry

Potassium hydroxide is registered as a food additive E-525, which is used:

1. To stabilise and regulate acidity. Potassium hydroxide is included in the technology of manufacturing chocolate and cocoa-based products;
2. For the processing of frozen vegetables (most often potatoes). E-525 is designed to protect them from darkening, strengthen fibres, preserve colour and presentation;
3. When removing peel and skin from fruits and root vegetables;
4. As a catalyst for refining and deodorising oils (sunflower and linseed).

Potassium hydroxide in metallurgy

Neutralises exhaust gases. Potassium hydroxide is also used to degrease metal surfaces.

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Potassium hydroxide can be bought from Novohim’s warehouse in Kharkiv and delivered to Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kherson and throughout Ukraine.