
1. Chemical Name: Potassium Formate
2. Molecular Formula: CHKO2
3. Molecular Weight: 84.12
4. CAS: 590-29-4
5. Character: It occurs as white crystalline powder. It’s easily deliquescent. Density is 1.9100g/cm3. It’s freely soluble in water.
6. Usage: It is widely used as snowmelt agent.
7. Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8. Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
| Quality standard | Specification | Enterprise Standard | Q/CDH 16-2006 |
| Assay (basic on dry ),w/% ≥ | Assay, w/% ≥ | 97.5 | 95.0 |
| KOH, w/% ≤ | KOH, w/% ≤ | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| K2CO3,w/% ≤ | K2CO3,w/% ≤ | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Heavy Metals w/% ≤ | Heavy Metals,w/% ≤ | 0.002 | — |
| Potassium Chloride (Cl– ) ≤ | Potassium Chloride ,w/%≤ | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Moisture ,w/% ≤ | Moisture,w/% ≤ | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Potassium Diformate is a new alternative for antibiotic growth agent, as feed additives. Its nutritional function and roles:
Usage and Dosage: 1%~1.5% of complete feed.
Specification: 25KG
Storage: Keep away from light, sealed in cool place
Shelf life: 12 Months