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What are the applications of potassium thiocyanate (inorganic compound)?

2025-04-27

Metal Ion Detection: It is a common indicator for trivalent iron ions

  Applications of Potassium Thiocyanate are as follows:

  1. Laboratory and Analytical Testing

  - Metal Ion Detection: It is a common indicator for trivalent iron ions, producing a blood-red flocculent complex after addition; it can also be used for quantitative analysis to determine common metal ions such as silver, copper, and molybdenum in solution.

  - Chemical Analytical Reagent: It can be used to prepare thiocyanate solutions, which serve as indicators for the volumetric determination of titanium; it also has applications in urine testing.

  2. Industrial Production

  - Electroplating Industry: Used as a component of electroplating solutions for the electropolishing of metals to reduce their microscopic roughness.

  - Chemical Synthesis: Used in the synthesis of resins, pesticides, mustard oil, thiourea compounds, and pharmaceuticals.

  - Refrigeration: Can be used as a refrigerant.

  3. Other Fields

  - Photography: Used in the manufacture of camera film, capable of depositing gel in plastic film.

  - Food Industry: One of the three components (thiocyanate, hydrogen peroxide, and lactoperoxidase) of the lactoperoxidase system, used to extend the shelf life of milk in the absence of refrigeration.

  - Film Industry: Its solution and iron ion solution can form a blood-red complex, which can be used to simulate fake blood in films or plays.

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