Petroleum Additives Potassium Formate for High-Performance Workover Solutions

Potassium formate is an organic salt with the chemical formula HCOOK. It is a white solid that is highly hygroscopic, has reducibility, can react with strong oxidants, has a density of 1.9100g/cm3, is soluble in water, and is non-toxic and non corrosive. The aqueous solution is a colorless and transparent liquid, with a saturated solution density of 1.58g/cm3.

Mainly used for oil drilling.
1. As high-performance drilling fluids, completion fluids, and workover fluids, they are widely used in the oilfield industry;
In the snow melting agent industry, the additive acetate has been phased out due to its strong odor of acetic acid in the air after melting snow and causing a certain degree of corrosion to the ground. However, potassium formate not only has good snow melting performance but also overcomes all the drawbacks of acetate and is highly praised by citizens and environmentalists;
3. In the leather industry, it is used as a camouflage acid in the chrome tanning process;
4. Used as a reducing agent in the printing and dyeing industry;
5. It can also be used as an early strength agent for cement slurry, as well as for industries such as mining, electroplating, and foliar fertilizer for crops.