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Product Flow Data set: Potassium Permanganate (en)
Data set information
Name Potassium Permanganate
Synonyms Condy's crystals; permanganate of potash; chameleon mineral; hypermangan
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD 1.1: Materials production / Inorganic chemicals
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Sum Formula KMnO4
General comment Potassium permanganate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4. It is a purplish-black crystalline salt, that dissolves in water as K+ and MnO-4, an intensely pink to purple solution. It is widely used in the chemical industry and laboratories as a strong oxidizing agent, and also as a medication for dermatitis, for cleaning wounds. It is a strong oxidizing agent with some disinfectant properties. It was used extensively before hypochlorites as a drinking water disinfectant.
Quantitative reference
Reference Flow Property
LCI method
Type of flow Product flow
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-05-13T14:40:36.179301+08:00
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UUID 34ad8609-b37d-40dd-b289-cad7b68d5119
Data set version 01.00.005
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %