Potassium Chloride is a high purity, dry crystalline inorganic/metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlolrine, KCl. It has a molar mass of 74.551 g/mol and occurs naturally as the mineral slyvite. Potassium chloride is often referred to as muriate of potash (MOP), particularly when used as a fertilizer.
	• Primarily used as a shale inhibitor as the potassium ion exchanges with calcium and sodium ions n the interlayer space in illites and smectites, converting them to more stable mica-type structures that do not hydrate and swell.
	• Used to prepare brines for drill-in, completion, and workover fluids
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						 Other names  | 
					
						 
							Sylvite common name  | 
				
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						 Identifiers  | 
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						 CAS number  | 
					
						 [7447-40-7]  | 
				
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						 RTECS number  | 
					
						 TS8050000  | 
				
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						 ChemSpiderID  | 
					
						 4707  | 
				
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						 Properties  | 
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						 Molecular formula  | 
					
						 KCl  | 
				
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						 Molar mass  | 
					
						 74.55 g/mol  | 
				
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						 Appearance  | 
					
						 white crystalline solid  | 
				
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						 Density  | 
					
						 1.987 g/cm3  | 
				
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						 Melting point  | 
					
						 775 °C  | 
				
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						 Boiling point  | 
					
						 ca. 1500 °C  | 
				
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						 Solubilityin water  | 
					
						 
							28.1 g/100 ml (0 °C)  | 
				
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						 Hazards  | 
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						 MSDS  | 
					
						 ICSC 1450  | 
				
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						 EU Index  | 
					
						 Not listed  | 
				
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						 Flash point  | 
					
						 Non-flammable  | 
				
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						 LD50  | 
					
						 2600 mg/kg (oral/rat), 142 mg/kg (intravenous/rat)  | 
				
	Advantage :
	• Widely used in the industry
	• Largely benign salt; solutions are neutral pH
	• Does not significantly impair performance of polymers such as viscosifiers and filtration controllers
	 
Potassium Chloride
	Potassium Chloride finds numerous uses, especially in the field of Agriculture, Medicine, Radiation, food & beverages, and more. Another well-known use of this salt is as a fire extinguisher. 
	
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