Potassium acetate is a potassium salt comprising equal numbers of potassium and acetate ions.
Definition
Potassium acetate is a potassium salt comprising equal numbers of potassium and acetate ions. It has a role as a food acidity regulator. It contains an acetate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII M911911U02 · registered name Potassium acetate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Reveiw Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Methyl Acetate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 127-08-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-822-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7027043
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID107043
- IUPAC
- Potassium acetate
- Molecular formula
- C2H3KO2
- Molecular weight
- 98.142 g/mol
Measured properties
- pH
- 9.7 ()
- Melting/freezing point
- 292 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 7656 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000137 ㎜Hg
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -3.72 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 98.12
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 36 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Catalyst12
- Soil amendments4
- Anti-freeze agent4
- Lubricating agent3
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Intermediate2
- Flame retardant2
- Preservative2
5 other uses
- Chemical reaction regulator1
- Fuel1
- Film former1
- Flavouring and nutrient1
- Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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