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EC / List no.: 209-677-9
CAS no.: 590-29-4
Mol. formula: CH2O2.K

Potassium formate, HCO2K, HCOOK, or CHKO2, is the potassium salt of formic acid.
This strongly hygroscopic white solid is an intermediate in the formate potash process for the production of potassium.
Potassium formate has also been studied as a potential environmentally friendly deicing salt for use on roads.
Potassium formate has also been suggested for use in a less corrosive liquid desiccant.
A 52% solution of potassium formate has a freezing point of −60 °C (−76 °F).

Use and Manufacturing

IN FUNGICIDES & BACTERICIDES FOR AGRICULTURE

Industry Uses
Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal)
Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents
Lubricants and lubricant additives
Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories
Processing aids, specific to petroleum production

General Manufacturing Information
Industry Processing Sectors
All other basic organic chemical manufacturing
Oil and gas drilling, extraction, and support activities
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing

Description
Potassium formate is a useful chemical compound in the production of potassium metal and in the oil and gas industry, often in aqueous solution (alone, or mixed with cesium formate), to yield a high-density, environmentally-friendly brine that can be used a a heat transfer fluid. Potassium formate is available as both a solid and in solution form.

Uses:
Potassium formate (potassium salt of formic acid), an organic acid used as a drilling fluid additive, was treated using EK.
Potassium formate is mainly used for preparation of an aqueous solution filling the well, in foreign country, potassium formate began to be used in drilling and completion fluids in 1990s, it is especially used in high-density drilling and completion fluid system, and achieved good results.
Drilling fluid system which formulated with potassium formate has outstanding advantages of strong inhibition, good compatibility, environmental protection, reservoir protection.
Field application results shows that potassium formate can inhibite clay water divide.

Solubility in water (g/100ml)
The grams which dissolves in per 100 ml of water at different temperatures (℃) :
313g/10 ℃; 337g/20 ℃; 361g/30 ℃; 398g/40 ℃
471g/60 ℃; 580g/80 ℃; 658g/90 ℃

Description
Potassium formate is the potassium salt of formic acid.
Potassium formate is an intermediate in the formate potash process for the production of potassium .
Potassium formate has also been studied as a potential environmentally friendly deicing salt for use on roads.

Chemical Properties
white crystalline solid

Uses:
Reducing agent; secondary refrigerant; anti-oxidant in oil drilling applications.
Potassium Formate is a clear, near colourless liquid which is manufactured from Potassium Hydroxide and Formic Acid to produce strengths of 50% to 75%.
The product is typically supplied in bulk tankers, 200 litre drums and 1000 litre IBC’s for use in latex manufacture, oil drilling, de-icing formulations and heat transfer fluids.

Potassium formate has been used as a biochemical component for the synthesis of liquid phantom to study the Raman reconstruction by Wiener estimation.
Potassium formate can be used:
For the hydroxycarbonylation of aryl halides in the presence of 1–5 mol % of CO.
As an additive for thermal activation of sodium peroxydisulfate.
As a reducing agent to suppress the undesired boronic acid homocoupling reaction in Suzuki cross-coupling reaction.

Potassium Formate is a useful chemical compound in the production of potassium metal and in the oil and gas industry, often in aqueous solution (alone, or mixed with cesium formate), to yield a high-density, environmentally-friendly brine that can be used a a heat transfer fluid.
Potassium formate is available as both a solid and in solution form.

Applications
Potassium formate acts as an intermediate in the formate potash process for the production of potassium.
Potassium formate is a deicing salt for used on roads.
Potassium formate serves as a corrosion inhibitor, an anti-scaling agent, a functional fluid, a processing aid and used in petroleum production.

Solubility
Soluble in water and alcohol. Insoluble in ether.

Formula:
HCO2K

Formula Weight:
84.12

Melting point:
165-168°

Density:
1.91

Storage & Sensitivity
Very Hygroscopic.
Ambient temperatures.

Solubility
Soluble in water and alcohol.
Insoluble in ether.

Potassium formate, 14 M in H2O for use in protein crystallization applications including studies of protein complexes, enzymatic mechanisms and structure–function relationships.

Potassium Formate is a white solid and the potassium salt of formic acid.
The salt is readily soluble in water to create a brine with the maximum solubility at ambient temperatures being 75%.

Potassium Formate is used in the following products:

anti-freeze products
heat transfer fluids
water treatment chemicals
fertilisers

Industries:
Agriculture, Feed & Horticulture. Monarch Chemicals independent chemical distributors throughout the UK

Advantages
100% Biodegradable
Non-toxic
Non-flammable
Aqueous-based
Superior heat transfer characteristics
Attractive alternative to glycols and brines

Applications
Pharmaceutical process
Food and beverage
Chemical process
Climatic chamber
LPG processing
Low temperature baths

Sources/Uses
Used in agricultural fungicides and bactericides;
Used as reducing agent, secondary refrigerant, and anti-oxidant in oil drilling applications

APPLICATIONS
Crystallization grade Potassium formate for formulating screens or for optimization

FEATURES
Sterile filtered solution
Formulated in Type 1+ ultrapure water: 18.2 megaohm-cm resistivity at 25°C, < 5 ppb Total Organic Carbon, bacteria free (<1 Bacteria (CFU/ml)), pyrogen free (<0.03 Endotoxin (EU/ml)), RNase-free (< 0.01 ng/mL) and DNase-free (< 4 pg/µL)

Synonyms: Formic acid potassium salt
HCOOK
CHKO2
Mr 84.12
CAS Number [590-29-4]
EC Number 209-677-9
Beilstein Registry Number 3623272
RTECS LQ9625000
MDL Number MFCD00013100
Merck 14,7633
PubChem Substance ID 24881820
Purity ≥ 99.0%

Measured pH Range: 14.1 at 25°C
Measured Conductivity Range: 91.5 mS/cm at 25°C
Measured Refractive Index: 1.41630 at 20°C

Stabilizer; Temperature Control Agent; Formation Maintaining Additives

Added to drilling mud to maintain consistency over a range of temperatures as well as reduce formation damage, yielding trouble-free drilling

Potassium formate is a product series of environmental friendly drilling fluid with high anti-pollution, high anti-temperature, high anti-pressure,

Chemical formula：HCOOK·2H2O
Molecular weight：84.11
CAS No.：590-29-4
EINECSNo.：209-677-9

Potassium formate is a product series of environmental friendly drilling fluid with high anti-pollution, high anti-temperature, high anti-pressure, these products are mainly used in in oilfield development (applied as oil field drilling fluid, well repairing fluid and well completion fluid), carbon black surface modification agent, snow-dissolved agent, mining, leather, printing and dyeing, electroplating and other industries.

Potassium formate is the potassium salt of formic acid, and is highly soluble in water. Potassium formate has various industrial applications, including de-icing, a heat transfer fluid, fertilizers, and others.
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) has been extensively and intensively investigated in the last decades, to generate chemicals, including formate.
Army considers the electrochemical approaches can enable systems that utilize inexpensive and readily available materials and would economically produce potassium formate in a form readily usable for roadway and runway deicing.
In this project, we propose a gas-diffusion layer (GDL)-based dual flow CO2 electrolyzer for potassium formate production using non-precious, highly formate-selective CO2RR catalysts based on HER-inert catalyst to hydrogenate CO2 but suppress hydrogen and CO production.

Usage
As an excellent drilling fluid, completion fluid, and workover fluid, it is widely used in the oilfield industry.
In the leather industry, used as a camouflage acid in the chrome tanning method.
Used as a reducing agent in the printing and dyeing industry.
Potassium formate can also be used as an early-strength agent for cement slurry, and as a foliar fertilizer for mining, electroplating and crops.

Product Application
1. Potassium formate is extensively used in oil field industry as drilling fluid with excellent performance;
2. As the camouflage acid in the leather industry;
3. As reducing agent in print and dyeing industry;
4. As road snow-dissolved agent, early strength agent of cement paste, and in carbon black manufacture, leaf fertilizer and other industries

Potassium formate is the potassium salt of formic acid and a one-carbon compound with a molar mass of 84.12 g/mol.
It derives from a formic acid.
This highly water‑soluble product has many industrial applications, including heat transfer, de-icing, and as a brine for use in oilfield applications such as drilling and completion operations.
It is especially used in high-density drilling and completion fluid system and achieved good results. Drilling fluid system which formulated with potassium formate has outstanding advantages of strong inhibition, good compatibility, environmental protection, reservoir protection.
This salt can also be used as reduce agent for the production of printing and dyeing, and as intermediate in the manufacturing of potassium diformate.

Potassium Formate
Potassium formate is potassium salt of formic acid, its pure form features white crystalline powder.
It is widely used as an anti-freezing additive to concrete and additive to the tile adhesives. Potassium formate is a coolant for industrial freezers and also used as deicing agent.
In the food industry it is used as a preservative and salt substitute.

Recently potassium formate is engaged in its liquid form in reconstruction and drilling of boreholes.
Studies conducted by a number of Western companies and leading universities in the field of extractive industries show that solutions based on organic salts of alkali metals (such as potassium formate) are ideal for the most difficult tasks of reconstruction and drilling of wells, their use helps to increase productivity and boost the recovery.

The characteristics of drilling solutions based on potassium formate:

High thermal stability — the muds based on formates preserve thermal stability at temperatures up to 200 °C.
Wide density control range, both with and without filling.
Wider range of viscosity control without the use of the solid phase.
The low level of corrosion — alkaline characteristics of the potassium formate solution provides good protection against corrosion.
Low solution crystallization temperature.
Prevention of shale swelling.
Rock stabilization due to the ion exchange effect.
Rock throughput capacity preservation.
The absence of toxic characteristics and environmental safety.
The advantages of potassium formate based solution usage:

No requirement toughening from the environmental organizations.
Environmentally hazardous waste is not produced, which is extremely important in areas with high levels of environmental protection.
Possibility of multiple application and usage of drilling mud due to the high enzymatic stability of potassium formate and resistance to thermo-oxidative degradation.
Preparation and purification of the mud during the drilling process does not require additional equipment.
The drilling solution has no adverse effect on the collector.

PHYSICAL FORMS
Crystals or Liquid form available

SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance: Clear liquid
Assay (m/m min): 50% active material
Density at 20 oC: 1.33 – 1.35g/cm3
pH: 10.5 – 11.5

Refrigerants based on organic salts are a relatively new class of industrial antifreezes.

The most promising representative of such organic salts is potassium formate.

Aqueous solutions of potassium formate have a large number of advantages:

low viscosity;
high thermal conductivity;
non-toxic;
biodegradability.

As a result of this set of characteristics, potassium formate-based coolants have become an excellent solution for systems with operating temperatures below -30°C, where glycol-based coolants can no longer circulate or are still pumped, but with great difficulty.

Properties and uses of potassium formate
Freezium is a secondary circuit coolant developed by one of Europe's leading chemical companies specifically for use in modern indirect cooling systems.

Freezium based on potassium formate solution has all the properties of an ideal secondary refrigerant: low viscosity, good thermal conductivity and high specific heat.

When working with Freezium fluid, certain restrictions must be observed regarding temperature conditions and materials used.
A more detailed description can be found on the Freezium page.

Freezium's price corresponds to its high thermophysical properties.
However, this pays off in full in reducing plant energy costs due to the efficiency of the Freezium fluid in the circuit.

Non-toxic, non-flammable, and about 10 times more biodegradable than glycols,

Freezium does not require any special environmental precautions.

Freezium and potassium formate solutions are classified as non-hazardous cargo for transport.

Potassium Formate is an intermediate in the formate potash process for the production of potassium. It has also been studied as a potential environmentally-friendly deicing salt for use on roads.

Chemical Properties
CAS Number: 590-29-4
EINECS Number: 209-677-9
InChI: 1S/CH2O2.K/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey: WFIZEGIEIOHZCP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Melting Point: 165-168 °C
Molar Mass: 84.12 g/mol
Molecular Formula: CHKO2
Synonyms: Formic Acid Potassium Salt; Potassium Formate ExtraPure; Potassium Formate Solution

Potassium formate is a useful chemical compound in the production of potassium metal and in the oil and gas industry, often in aqueous solution (alone, or mixed with cesium formate), to yield a high-density, environmentally-friendly brine that can be used a a heat transfer fluid.
Potassium formate is available as both a solid and in solution form.

Potassium formate is used to form solids-free workover and completion fluids with densities ranging from 1007 to 1570 kg/m3.

About Potassium formate
Helpful information
Potassium formate is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 tonnes per annum.

Potassium formate is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses
Potassium formate is used in the following products: anti-freeze products, heat transfer fluids, water treatment chemicals and fertilisers.
Other release to the environment of Potassium formate is likely to occur from: outdoor use and indoor use as reactive substance.

Article service life
Other release to the environment of Potassium formate is likely to occur from: outdoor use as processing aid.
ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.

Widespread uses by professional workers
Potassium formate is used in the following products: heat transfer fluids, anti-freeze products, water treatment chemicals and laboratory chemicals.
Potassium formate is used in the following areas: mining and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Other release to the environment of Potassium formate is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters), outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids) and indoor use as reactive substance.
Formulation or re-packing
Potassium formate is used in the following products: water treatment chemicals, heat transfer fluids, anti-freeze products and lubricants and greases.
Release to the environment of Potassium formate can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, formulation in materials and in processing aids at industrial sites.
Other release to the environment of Potassium formate is likely to occur from: outdoor use as processing aid.
Uses at industrial sites
Potassium formate is used in the following products: heat transfer fluids, anti-freeze products, lubricants and greases and water treatment chemicals.
Potassium formate is used in the following areas: mining.
Release to the environment of Potassium formate can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, formulation of mixtures and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of Potassium formate is likely to occur from: outdoor use as processing aid, indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of Potassium formate can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance and formulation of mixtures.

Properties:
The product of potassium formate liquid is colorless and clear, density of saturated solution is 1.58 g/cm3; the product of potassium foramte solid is white crystal, strong moisture-absorbing performance, density 1.9100g/cm3, easily soluble in water, non-toxic and non-corrosive.

Use:
Foliar spray of potassium is the most cost-effective method of potassium supplementation.
The most important choice of foliar application of potassium fertilizer is no more than the following 3 items:
(1) high potassium content
(2) The solubility is large;
(3) It is easy to absorb and safe.
Potassium formate has great solubility and is the best choice for producing high-potassium high-concentration drip irrigation liquid fertilizer,which can completely absorb no residue and increase the absorption efficiency of other fertilizers (mainly nitrogen fertilizer).

Remarks:
1. Potassium formate foliar fertilizer, with very high solubility (ten times or even dozens of times other potassium fertilizers), very low content of harmful substances chloride ion, can be widely used in Cotton, tobacco, flax, rice, wheat, corn, sugar cane and other crops and fruits and vegetables such as oranges and grapes.
2. Potassium formate foliar fertilizer is dissolved into a liquid by solids, and when diluted with liquid, try to use deionized water or distilled water.
3. When it is necessary to spray nitrogen fertilizer together, an appropriate proportion of urea can be added.

IUPAC NAMES:
Potasio Formiato
Potassium Formate
Potassium formate
potassium formate
Potassium Formate
Potassium formate
potassium formate
potassium;formate
Provifrost KF

SYNONYMS:
POTASSIUM FORMATE
590-29-4
Formic acid potassium salt
Formic acid, potassium salt
FORMIC ACID, K SALT
HCOOK
MFCD00013100
UNII-25I90B156L
HCO2K
CHEBI:63316
Formic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
25I90B156L
Potassium formate, 96%, pract.
Mravencan draselny
Mravencan draselny [Czech]
HSDB 5707
NSC 4846
EINECS 209-677-9
potassium formiate
Formic acid potassium
CHKO2
DSSTox_CID_9626
EC 209-677-9
DSSTox_RID_78791
DSSTox_GSID_29626
Potassium Salt of Formic Acid
CHEMBL3184620
DTXSID6029626
Tox21_202775
ANW-33125
AKOS015903234
NCGC00260322-01
CAS-590-29-4
Potassium formate, ReagentPlus(R), 99%
S058
CS-0015815
FT-0626538
Potassium formate, BioUltra, >=99.0% (NT)
Potassium formate, purum p.a., >=99.0% (NT)
Potassium formate, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%
Q418356
Potassium Formate liquid 75%
Potassium fulvic acid
HCOOK CHO2K
Potassium formate 98%
Formic acid potassium
Potassium formate,96%,pract.
Potassium formate, 99% (water less than 2%)
Patassium formate
Potassium formate (water less than 2%)
Potassium formate,Formic acid potassium salt
POTASSIUM FORMATE
PotassiuM forMate ReagentPlus(R), 99%
Potassium formate purum p.a., >=99.0% (NT)
Potassium formate Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%
POTASSIUM FORMATE BIOULTRA, >= 99.0%
Snow melting agent,Road Deicing agent, oilfield auxiliary Potassium Formate 97.5% solid, 75% liquid
75% Potassium Formate liquid
otassium formate
formatedepotassium
formicacid,ksalt
mravencandraselny
FORMIC ACID POTASSIUM SALT
potassium formate solution
Potassium Formagte
POTASSIUM FORMATE SOLUTION 14M
PotassiumFormateExtraPure
Potassiumformate,99%
Potassium formate, pract., 96%
Formic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
Potassium formate fandachem
Potassium formate ISO 9001：2015 REACH