Potassium Bromide 99.5%

What is Potassium Bromide? Potassium Bromide (chemical formula KBr) is an inorganic compound with applications in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, photography, and chemical synthesis. It is highly soluble in water, and is sometimes referred to by alternate names such as Kalium Bromide.

It is a white crystalline powder or solid (Please note that due to the high purity nature of the product and lack of anticaking agent additives that this product is prone to caking or clump formation and may require grinding down further if a specific fineness of powder is required). 

Consistent Quality: We use only carefully sourced Potassium Bromide 99.5% ensuring reliable and consistent performance in pharmaceuticals, industrial applications, and laboratory research.

Shipped from Manchester, UK Facility: Sourced and packaged in non-toxic, chemical-resistant containers, ensuring safe handling and maintaining the product’s quality during transport.

Frequent Uses

Photography and Imaging
A key ingredient in photographic emulsions, where it serves as a stabiliser and helps control the sensitivity of the photographic material. 

Chemical Synthesis
In chemical laboratories, it is widely used as a reagent in the synthesis of bromine-based compounds. It is used in various organic reactions, including the formation of alkyl bromides and the preparation of other brominated chemicals. 

Analytical Chemistry
Used in analytical chemistry for its role in qualitative analysis. It is used in the preparation of bromine compounds, which are critical in a variety of detection methods.

Industrial Applications
Used in various industrial applications, including in the production of flame retardants, dyes, and polymers. It is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other bromine compounds, which are then utilised in industries such as textiles.

• Manufacturing of photographic papers
• Process engraving and lithography
• Spectroscopy
• As an analytical lab reagent

Assay: >99.5%
M.F: KBr 
M.W: 119.00 g/mol
M.P: 730°C
B.P: 1435°C
Refractive Index: 1.559
Appearance: White crystalline powder (prone to lumps/caking)  
Loss on drying: < 0.3%
Appearance solution: 25%w/v clear colourless      
Transmittance: 25%w/v 410nm, > 96.0%
pH of solution (5%w/v): 6.0—7.5
25% w/v: 6.0—7.5
Chlorides (as CI): < 0.02%
Iodines (as I): < 0.006%
Sulphates (as SO₄): < 0.005%
Oxidising substances (as KBro₃): < 0.001%
Resistance to KMnO₄: > 10 minutes
Heavy metals (as Pb): < 0.0003%
Iron (as Fe): < 1ppm
Alkaline earth metals (as Ba): < 0.05%
Mercury: < 5ppb
Total Nitrogen value: < 0.002%  

Cas Number: 7758-02-3

Einecs Number: 231-830-3

HS Code / Commodity Code: 2827510000

Hazard Class: 0

Packing Group: 0

Hazard Phrases: H319

Prec Phrases: P280,P305+P351+P338,P337+P313