Potassium nitrite is used as a food preservative, paint and coating additives and analytical reagent. It is used as a strong oxidizing agent as well as involved in the preparation of heat transfer salts. In addition, it is employed as corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents.
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Applications
Potassium nitrite is used as a food preservative, paint and coating additives and analytical reagent. It is used as a strong oxidizing agent as well as involved in the preparation of heat transfer salts. In addition, it is employed as corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents.
Solubility
Soluble in water, alcohol and ammonia.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong reducing agents, powdered metals, combustible materials, cyanides, ammonium salts and strong acids.
RUO – Research Use Only
Dassanayake, R. S.; Cabelli, D. E.; Brasch, N. E. Pulse radiolysis studies of the reactions of nitrogen dioxide with the vitamin B12 complexes cob(II)alamin and nitrocobalamin. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2015, 142, 54-58.
Song, X.; Cornforth, D.; Whittier, D.; Luo, X. Nitrite spray treatment to promote red color stability of vacuum packaged beef. Meat Sci. 2015, 99, 8-17.