Potassium chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KCl. It is a colorless, slender diamond-shaped or cubic crystal, or a white crystal powder with small particles. It looks like salt, odorless and salty. Additives commonly used in low sodium salt and mineral water. Potassium chloride is a commonly used electrolyte balance regulator in clinic, which has definite clinical effect and is widely used in clinical departments.
Mainly used in inorganic industry, it is the basic raw material for making various potassium salts or bases such as potassium hydroxide, potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate and potassium dichromate. The pharmaceutical industry is used as diuretics and drugs to prevent and treat potassium deficiency. Dye industry is used to produce G salt, reactive dyes and so on. Agriculture is a kind of potash fertilizer. Its fertilizer efficiency is fast, and it can increase the moisture in the lower soil layer directly when applied to farmland, which has the effect of drought resistance, but it is not suitable for saline-alkali land and crops such as tobacco, sweet potato and beet. Potassium chloride is similar to sodium chloride in taste (bitter), and it is also used as an additive for low sodium salt or mineral water. In addition, it is also used to manufacture flame retardants for muzzle or muzzle, heat treatment agents for steel, and for photography. It can also be used in medicine, scientific application, food processing, and part of potassium chloride can be used instead of sodium chloride in salt to reduce the possibility of hypertension.
Medical clinic
Potassium chloride is a commonly used electrolyte balance regulator in clinic, which has definite clinical effect and is widely used in clinical departments. It can be used for treating and preventing hypokalemia caused by various reasons (insufficient food intake, vomiting, severe diarrhea, application of potassium-expelling diuretics or long-term application of glucocorticoid and adrenocortical stimulator, potassium-deficient nephropathy, Bartter syndrome, etc.), and can also be used for frequent, multi-source premature beats or rapid arrhythmia caused by cardiac edema, renal edema, digitalis and other cardiac glycoside poisoning.
Storage method
Store in a cool and ventilated warehouse. Stay away from fire and heat sources. It should be stored separately from oxidant, and should not be mixed. The storage area should be equipped with suitable materials to contain the leakage.