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P1767
Potassium hydroxide
≥85% KOH basis, pellets, white
Synonym(s):
Caustic potash
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| Size/SKU | Availability | Price |
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250 g | Available to ship TODAYfromMILWAUKEE | $40.40 |
500 g | Available to ship TODAYfromMILWAUKEE | $58.70 |
1 kg | Available to ship TODAYfromMILWAUKEE | $96.20 |
2 kg | Estimated to ship onSeptember 21, 2026fromMILWAUKEE | $168.00 |
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$40.40
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vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 719 °C)
Quality Segment
assay
≥85% KOH basis
form
pellets
impurities
≤2.0% K2CO3
color
white
pH
~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)
mp
361 °C (lit.)
solubility
water: soluble ((1,130 g/l (68 °F / 20 °C))
SMILES string
[OH-].[K+]
InChI
1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
InChI key
KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
General description
Application
KOH has been used for adjusting pH during the preparation of the following:[1]
- Murashige and Skoog (MS) agar plates
- MS liquid medium
- MES ((2-(N-morpholino)-ethanesulfonic acid hydrate) solution
- microtubule stabilizing buffer (MTSB)
- 4% paraformaldehyde fixative (PFA)
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| form pellets | form powder | form pellets | form pellets |
| solubility water: soluble ((1,130 g/l (68 °F / 20 °C)) | solubility - | solubility H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless | solubility water: soluble ((1,130 g/l (68 °F / 20 °C)) |
| assay ≥85% KOH basis | assay ≥85% | assay ≥85% KOH basis | assay ≥85% |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 |
| pH ~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L) | pH ~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L) | pH ~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L) | pH ~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L) |
| mp 361 °C (lit.) | mp 361 °C (lit.) | mp 361 °C (lit.) | mp 361 °C (lit.) |
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Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A
Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Die KOH Pellet Zusammensetzung ist ≥85% KOH. Heißt das dass 15 % Wasser sind? Außerdem welchen Fe-Gehalt weisen die Pellets auf?
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The minimum Potassium Hydroxide allowable for this material is 85%. Typically, the purity approaches 90%. The maximum allowable amount of potassium carbonate is 2%. The moisture content is not determined. Trace analysis is not performed on this product on a lot to lot basis. However, historical data indicates Iron content of less than 5 ppm. The remaining constituents have not been identified.
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How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?
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Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf
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