White crystalline powder
Product ID : 100OX14
CAS : 6487-48-5
Formula : C2H2K2O5
MW : 184.21g/mol
MP : 352-360C
Solubility : 360-368g/L
pH: 7-8 (10wt% aqueous solution)

Potassium oxalate monohydrate is a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble
salt. It is useful as reducing agent for photography, bleaching, and rust removal.
Other critical uses include its application as a purifying agent in pharmaceutical
industry; precipitating agent in rare-earth metal processing; bleaching agent in
textile and wood industry; grinding agent; waste water treatment; acid rinse in
laundries; as well as removing scale from automobile radiators. Such uses can be
generally categorized as:
� Preservative
� Chelating agent
� Anticoagulant
� Biological buffering agent
� Biofilm removal agent
� Precipitant
� Rust remover
� Bleaching additive
� Potassium nitrate alternative