Potassium Cyanate
Potassium cyanate powder, a colorless substance finds
application in varied chemical reactions and also used for manufacturing
pesticides, drugs, detergents and more. We provide potassium cyanate in the
following technical specifications:
KCNO
| Formula: |
KCNO |
| Molecular weight: |
81.1151 |
| CAS Registry Number: |
590-28-3 |

Specifications |
|
| (A) |
Spec |
Typical Actual Finding |
| Assay (as KCNO) |
98 % MIN. |
98.90 % |
| Carbonate (as K2CO3) |
2 % MAX. |
0.95 % |
| Moisture |
0.3 % MAX. |
0.15 % |
| (B) |
Spec |
Typical Actual Finding |
| Assay (as KCNO) |
95 % Min. |
97.1 % |
| Carbonate (as K2CO3) |
5 % Max. |
2.75% |
| Moisture |
0.3 % Max. |
0.15 % |
Physical Properties
| Form : |
Powder |
| Appearance: |
Colourless (5% aqueous solution) |
| Humidity: |
Highly hygroscopic |
| Packing: |
25 Kg. HDPE Drum |
| Toxicity: |
Moderately toxic. |
| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. |
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| Application: |
Manufacture of intermediate chemicals to produce drugs,
pesticides, detergents and other intermediate chemicals e.g. aryl
iso -cyanates treatment of sickle cell anaemia, herbicide, heat,
treatment, of steel for hardening to introduce carbon and nitrogen. |
| Density: |
2.05 |
| Solubility: |
soluble in water. |
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