Potassium Acetate Powder
CAS NO.: 127-08-2
Molecular Formula: CH3COOK
Molecular Weight: 98.14
Character: White free-flowing crystalline powder with excellent water solubility.
Usage:
1. It is used as a buffering agent, pH regulator and potassium source;
2. It is used in food, feed, pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications;
3. It is used for preparing potassium acetate solutions and liquid deicers;
4. It is used in chemical synthesis and laboratory reagent formulations.
Package: 25kg plastic woven bag with inner polyethylene liner or 1000kg Ton-bag.
Storage: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, and unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.
- Product Description
Potassium Acetate Powder - Premium Grade Buffer & Deicing Solution from Certified Manufacturer
High-purity acetate products come from SHANXI ZHAOYI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Our plant holds certification. Production has not stopped once since 1988, which gives us over 35 years in the trade. The standardized base covers 27,000 m². Each year we turn out 150,000 tons. ISO, KOSHER and HALAL certificates apply to the entire operation. Our premium Potassium Acetate Powder (CAS 127-08-2) arrives as a white crystalline powder of high purity. Tough industrial jobs were the reason we built it. Food and pharmaceutical work suits it as well. Purity begins at 98%, and moisture stays below 1.0% by design. What you get is a dependable chemical with plenty of uses. Run it as an acidity regulator. It also serves as a pH buffer, and as a raw material for deicing that treats the environment gently. International industry rules are fully met. At the same time, common plant headaches get cleared up: corrosion in spraying systems, powder caking in long storage, and batch quality that refuses to stay level.

Key Features & Benefits
Our this product keeps the same physical and chemical properties over time. A wide range of uses suits it. Cost performance holds up too. Downstream makers see real gains in day-to-day operation:
Moisture pickup is something this powder resists, so clumping and caking stay away even when humidity runs high. Most standard-grade products carry a shorter effective shelf life. Ours lasts 40% longer. Over long periods storage stays stable, and performance does not fall off.
Two fields get dual-core use out of it. Winter road maintenance is one. Food processing is the other. In food production, pH levels get adjusted and held steady. Flavor in the raw materials stays where it should. Use the product for low-temperature deicing and water's freezing point drops to -60°C. Chloride-based corrosion damage to roads, bridges, and mechanical equipment is fully prevented at the same time.
Water takes the powder in fast, and it dissolves all the way. Nothing is left behind as precipitation. Batching cycles in pharmaceutical synthesis manufacturing get much shorter. Companies can then lift overall operational efficiency and still meet strict safety and environmental protection rules. Quick emergency deicing construction sees the same gain.

Technical Specifications
Parameter | Specification |
Chemical Formula | CH₃COOK |
Molecular Weight | 98.14 g/mol |
CAS Number | 127-08-2 |
Appearance | White free-flowing crystalline powder |
Purity | ≥98.0% |
Water Content | ≤1.0% |
pH (5% solution) | 8.0-9.5 |
Solubility | Freely soluble in water |
Heavy Metals | ≤10 ppm |

How It Works
Results stay steady and professional across different industries with Potassium Acetate Powder. Buffering is at work there. So are physical freezing reduction and biological stabilization:
Acetate ions form a steady acid-base buffer once they dissolve in water. Sudden pH swings in production formulas get held back by that buffer. Active ingredients stay protected through pharmaceutical prep and microbial fermentation. Quality holds steady, and the lab data lines up.
Potassium ions lower the freezing point of water molecules in winter deicing and anti-icing work. Traditional chloride deicers work in a different way. The acetate part breaks down naturally within 72 hours. It meets SAE AMS 1435 aviation runway application standards in full and leaves no burden on the environment.
Good kosmotropic properties come with this product. Protein structures stay steady in biochemical experiments. Enzyme activity detection and cell culture medium prep give customers results that repeat and stay accurate. High-precision biochemical research and production both get support from that work.
Applications
Purity runs high in this powder chemical. Food, pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, road maintenance, and agricultural planting all put it to work. One material covers a lot of ground:
Industrial Processing: Chemical synthesis uses it as a key intermediate. Textile dyeing relies on it to control pH. Petroleum drilling fluids need it as an efficient additive. That additive keeps the drilling system stable.
Food Industry: In food, it is an acidity regulator. Processed meat products use it as an auxiliary enhancer for preservatives, and drinks get it as a potassium nutritional fortifier. All of it meets global food safety standards.
Pharmaceutical Sector: It has many uses here. Dialysis solutions depend on it. So does pH buffering for intravenous fluids. API synthesis uses it too. Purity and impurity limits for pharmaceutical grade are strict. It meets those limits.
Winter Maintenance: This makes a useful raw material for liquid deicing agents. Airports spread it on runways so ice cannot form. Roads and bridge decks get the same cover when freezing weather hits. Corrosion stays low. It is gentle on the environment.
Agriculture: One use is foliar potassium fertilizer, where it works with high efficiency. Growers put a coating of it on controlled-release fertilizer. They also use it to condition soil. Alkaline soil quality gets better. Crops receive the potassium they need.
Potassium Acetate Powder vs Other Products
Feature | Our Potassium Acetate | Sodium Acetate | Calcium Chloride |
Corrosion Risk | Minimal | Moderate | High |
Environmental Impact | Biodegradable | Moderate | Soil damaging |
Purity Level | ≥98% | ≥95% | ≥90% |
Shelf Stability | 24 months | 18 months | 12 months |
Multi-industry Use | Food/Pharma/Industrial | Industrial only | Deicing only |
Certifications & Compliance
Our production workshop follows the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system rules to the letter. Quality is controlled at every stage that way. The product carries valid KOSHER and HALAL certificates. Both let us sell into food and dietary restriction markets worldwide without compliance problems.
All products line up with the USP and FCC specs that pharmaceutical and food-grade work use. An official Certificate of Analysis (CoA) ships with each batch. Heavy metal testing sticks close to ASTM F 483 standards. Quality inspection follows those standards too. You can trace each batch from start to finish, with no gaps.

Packaging Options
Packaging specs vary a lot. Pick the one that works for lab tests, small trial batches, or big industrial bulk orders:
Standard Pack: a 25kg fill goes into every bag. Inside the woven outer bag sits a heat-sealed PE liner. That liner blocks outside moisture, so powder won't cake up during moves or storage.
Bulk Supply: a bulk supply ships in 1000kg anti-static FIBC jumbo bags. Large industrial plants with automatic feeding systems are a good match. Machinery handles them with ease, and bulk loads move just as easily.
Custom Solutions: aluminum foil moisture-proof barrier bags, sized from 1kg to 5kg. High-precision lab testing needs them. So does small-batch research work, and that is who we make them for.
Packaging materials all meet food-contact safety standards. Stretch film wrapping and rainproof covers go on container shipments. This keeps the goods intact in cross-border transport.

Manufacturing Process
We adopt mature vertical integrated production technology, using high-purity glacial acetic acid and potassium hydroxide as raw materials for neutralization reaction in enamel reactors with precise temperature control, effectively avoiding product thermal degradation and impurity generation.
The reaction ends. After that, the solution passes through vacuum evaporation and crystallization. What comes out is a uniform particle powder. Insoluble impurities stay below 0.05% thanks to multi-stage precision filtration. Pharmaceutical and food-grade uses get the high purity they need from this.
Finished products become a free-flowing crystalline powder through professional spray drying. Packaging is done for Potassium Acetate Powder in a constant humidity workshop. Product moisture content there stays under strict control. Quality holds steady from batch to batch.
Why Choose Us
We have focused on acetate chemical production for 35+ years, with rich industry experience in formula matching and scene application. Our professional R&D team provides targeted technical guidance and fault troubleshooting for customers' customized batching and usage scenarios.
Relying on complete vertical supply chain layout, we realize independent control from raw material procurement to finished product packaging. The whole production process is monitored in real time by LIMS laboratory management system to ensure stable and consistent batch quality.
Our cross-border logistics network has been in place for years and runs worldwide. Order sizes stay flexible: you can start with a 1-ton trial order and later move to bulk contracts that run long term. Customs paperwork gets handled fast by our own export team. Supplies reach more than 40 countries and regions on a steady basis.

FAQ
Q: Is this this product in line with international food additive standards?
A: A1: Yes. The product meets FCC food chemical specifications in full and holds EU E261 certification. That makes it compliant with FDA and EU food additive rules for formal food processing uses.
Q: What is your MOQ for international orders?
A: A2: We support flexible trial orders starting from 1 ton. Bulk orders of 10 tons and above loaded in 20ft containers enjoy more favorable freight and unit prices.
Q: Is this product applicable for organic agricultural planting?
A: A3: Our non-synthetic sourced potassium acetate is included in the OMRI certification list. We can provide supporting qualification documents for customers' organic planting certification.
Q: Which storage conditions keep the shelf life as promised?
A: A4: Leave the powder inside sealed packages. Put them in a cool, dry place at under 30°C. Keep moisture out, and keep direct sunlight away from it too. Stored the standard way, it stays stable for 24 months.
Q: Do you have professional technical data we can use for oilfield drilling work?
A: A5: Yes. Our application engineering team can supply rheology parameters for drilling fluids, plus additive compatibility charts. Both help with your formula debugging and your production.

Request a Quote
If you are in need of Potassium Acetate Powder for food, pharmaceutical, industrial deicing and agricultural scenarios, please send your procurement volume and shipping destination to our official email: sxzy@sxzhaoyi.com.


