Product code
RXSOL-19-3786-050
CAS number
17014-71-0

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Overview

Potassium peroxide (K2O2), a strong oxidiser that releases oxygen on contact with water.

Product description

Potassium peroxide, K2O2 (CAS 17014-71-0), is a yellowish inorganic solid formed when potassium metal reacts with oxygen. It is a strong oxidising and bleaching agent.

It reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and oxygen, and is used as an oxygen source and oxidant in specialised chemical work.

It reacts violently with water and can ignite combustible material. Store dry, sealed and away from organics and heat.

Availability is on request. Supplied from Barka to customers across Oman. Tell us the grade, quantity and delivery site and we will send a quote.

Applications

Potassium peroxide K2O2 is a yellow, solid inorganic compound that acts as a strong oxidizing and bleaching agent, releasing oxygen when heated or reacting with water, making it useful in oxygen generators for spacecraft or submarines, but it's also a significant fire and explosion hazard, igniting combustible materials on contact and reacting violently with water, requiring careful handling and storage away from organics, moisture, and heat. 

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Where we supply

Oman. Stocked at our warehouse in Barka, South Al Batinah, and supplied to Muscat, Ruwi, Mutrah, Seeb, Rusayl, Barka, Sohar, Shinas, Saham, Buraimi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur, Salalah, Duqm, Khasab and every other governorate.

Ports and free zones. Port Sultan Qaboos (Mutrah), Mina Al Fahal, Sohar Port and Freezone, Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone, Port of Duqm and the Duqm Special Economic Zone, Port of Sur, Khasab Port and Al Mazunah Free Zone.

Industrial areas. Rusayl, Sohar, Barka (Sanaya), Raysut (Salalah), Nizwa, Sur, Buraimi and Duqm industrial estates, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, and oil and gas sites across Oman.

Beyond Oman. We have branches in the UAE (including Fujairah) and in India (Kandla, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai), and we also supply to South Africa.