Potassium dichromate

Potassium dichromate (CAS 7778-50-9), also known as bichromate of potash, is an inorganic chromium salt used industrially as a powerful oxidizing agent and corrosion inhibitor.

Where is Potassium dichromate used?

• Surface treatment, tanning and analytical chemistry: core reagent
• Leather processing: primary oxidizing agent in chrome tanning, converting hides into durable leather
• Textile dyeing: mordant that fixes dye onto natural fibers
• Metal finishing and anti-corrosion: passivates steel and aluminum surfaces
• Mining and metallurgy: flotation reagent and surface modifier in ore separation

Commercial specifications

• Packaging ranges from small drums to bulk quantities