Potassium Chloride

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Potassium chloride (KCL) also known as potassium salt is metal halid salt composed of potassium and chloride.

It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance.

KCL is used as a fertilizer, in medicine, in scientific application, and food processing , in industrial, it is used as a supplement in animal fed to boost the amount of nutrients.

It is some tome used in water as a completion fluid in petroleum and natural gas operation.

Glass manufactures as granular potash as a flax lowering temperature at which mixer melts.

Potassium chloride is use as some de-king products.

Potassium chloride was once used as a fire extinguishing.

Potassium chloride is used in drilling fluid to aid in stabilization of shales and to control swelling clays. The accurate determination of the potassium ion content is necessary to control the inhibition characteristics of the drilling fluid.