What is Potassium Formate and what is its purpose？

⁣Potassium formate is a colorless transparent liquid or white solid that is highly hygroscopic, has reducibility, can react with strong oxidants, has a density of 1.9100g/cm3, is easily soluble in water, and has a specific gravity of 1.58g/cm3. It is non-toxic and non corrosive. Heating carbon monoxide and potassium hydroxide together can synthesize potassium formate, which is further acidified and distilled to obtain formic acid.

Potassium formate is mainly used in petroleum drilling, oilfield drilling fluids, completion fluids, carbon black surface modifiers, snow solubilizers, mining operations, etc