Synonyms: Potassium geksatsianoferroat, hexacyanoferrate (II), potassium, potassium ferrocyanide, yellow blood salt
Description: Potassium ferrocyanide - light yellow crystals with a tetragonal lattice. Soluble in water, practically insoluble in ether, ethanol, pyridine, aniline, ethyl acetate. Potassium geksatsianoferroat diamagnetic.
Application:
in the manufacture of pigments,
dyeing silk,
in the production of cyanide compounds, ferrites,
in the manufacture of colored paper,
as a component inhibiting coatings
cyanidation steels for separation and disposal of radioactive cesium and others.
in analytical chemistry as a reagent for the detection of certain cations
in the food industry, potassium ferrocyanide is registered as a food additive E536,