Potassium Iodide 99.9% BP, EP, USP

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Variation ID		Product Code	Pack Size	List Price
7571	photo_camera	GPC8111-W	25g GPC8111-W	£8.25
7572	photo_camera	GPC8111-2W	50g GPC8111-2W	£12.40
7573	photo_camera	GPC8111-X	100g GPC8111-X	£17.95
7574	photo_camera	GPC8111-2X	250g GPC8111-2X	£36.95
7575	photo_camera	GPC8111-5X	500g GPC8111-5X	£65.10
7576	photo_camera	GPC8111-Y	1Kg GPC8111-Y	£119.00
7577	photo_camera	GPC8111-5Y	5Kg GPC8111-5Y	£535.50
7578	photo_camera	GPC8111-25Y	25Kg GPC8111-25Y	£2600.00

Potassium Iodide 99.9% is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KI. It is a highly pure, crystalline salt composed of potassium and iodine, noted for its stability and reactivity. This white salt is the most commercially significant iodide compound.

BP, EP, USP Grade: conforms to British Pharmacopoeia (BP), European Pharmacopoeia (EP), and United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) standards.

No Additives: We prioritise purity, delivering only the highest quality for our customers - you can trust that our product contains no preservatives or additives.

Manufactured in the UK: Our Potassium Iodide 99.9% is sourced and packaged using non-toxic, chemical resistant containers, providing reliable and trusted quality to our customers.

Frequent Uses

Analytical Chemistry

In laboratory settings, its commonly used as a reagent in redox reactions, particularly for detecting oxidising agents and as part of starch-iodine tests.

Food Industry

It is used as an additive in certain food products for iodine fortification, especially in salt and dairy alternatives.

Laboratory Demonstrations

Potassium Iodide is used in demonstrations, like the "elephant toothpaste" experiment, which shows rapid decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and produces foam.

Manufacturing

It is often used in the production of dyes and as a stabiliser in some polymers, and in other chemical synthesis applications.

Photography and Film Processing

In Photography it is sometimes used as a stabliser, aiding in the development and preservation of photographic images.

Conforms to BP, EP, USP grade

The major uses of KI include use as a nutritional supplement in animal feeds and also the human diet.

Used to Make Lugols iodine Solutions for all applications

offers Thyroid protection during medical treatment

offers Thyroid protection from Nuclear Radiation

A precursor to silver iodide (AgI) an important chemical in film photography.

A component in some disinfectants and hair treatment chemicals.

Is also used as a fluorescence quenching agent in biomedical research

BP, Ep, USP, FG
Minimum Assay: >99%
Molecular Formula: KI
Molecular Weight: 166.0 g/mol
Melting Point: 681 °C
Iodate (as KIO3): <0.0004%
Heavy Metals (as Pb): <0.001%
Loss on Drying: <1%
Alkalinity: Passes Test
Nitrates,Ammonia, Nitrites: Passes Test
Thiosulphate and Barium: Passes Test