POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO.

7789-29-9

POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE
EINECS NO. 232-156-2
FORMULA

K(HF2)
MOL WT.

78.11
H.S. CODE

2826.19

TOXICITY

  
SYNONYMS Potassium hydrogen difluoride; Potassium bifluoride;
Potassium fluoride; K(HF2); Potassium acid fluoride; Bifluorure de potassium; Hydrogen potassium fluoride; Potassium monohydrogen difluoride;

DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE

white crystals
MELTING POINT 225 C
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.37
SOLUBILITY IN WATER soluble
pH 1
VAPOR DENSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 
NFPA RATINGS  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

  
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Potassium Bifluoride is used for manufacturing wood preservatives.It is used in the production of soldering agents and brazing. It is also used as a catalyst for polymerization. It is used as a component of electrolyte and fluorine production. It is used in glass industry for etching and manufacturing special optical glasses.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystals

KHF2

99.0% min

Fe2O3

0.02% max

SO4

0.05% max

SiO2

0.2% max

Cl

0.02% max

HEAVY METAL

5ppm max

WATER

0.2% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING

50kg in bag
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Packing group;II)
UN NO.

1811
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