pH Control in Water Based Mud KOH

• Customization: Available
• Appearance: White Flakes
• Solubility in Water: Completely
• Model NO.: DFS01-002
• Specific Gravity: 1.45
• Transport Package: 25 Kg Sack
• Specification: solid
• Origin: China
• Production Capacity: 1000000 Mt Per Year

Product Description

Product Description

KOH have strong alkali and corrosive commonly known as caustic potash. KOH is used in place of caustic soda to control the alkalinity of potassium-base muds, or where potassium ions are preferred as a shale inhibitor over the sodium ion. KOH is a corrosive material and should be used with extreme caution. It should not be mixed through the mud hopper but should be dissolved in water in a chemical barrel. One sack should be added very slowly with careful agitation to the fluid. The solution can then be added to the mud system.

Applications/Functions

• Used to increase the pH in place of caustic soda in potassium-base muds
• Replaces the sodium hydroxide because the potassium ion has strong inhibition than sodium ion as a shale inhibitor

Advantages

• Provides potassium ion as a shale inhibitor
• Controls the pH and alkalinity properties of drilling fluids

Typical Properties

• Appearance: White flakes
• Solubility in water: Completely
• Specific gravity: 1.45

Recommended Treatment

• Typical concentrations range from 0.25 to 4.5ppb with treatments depending on type of drilling fluid
• KOH should be added very slowly and notice the PPE requirement

Package

• 25 KG SACK

SHARK	Product Description	Applications/Functions
Caustic Soda	NaOH	pH control in water based muds
Potassium Hydroxide	KOH	pH control in water based muds
Bicarbonate of Soda	NaHCO3	Calcium precipitant and pH reducer in cement contaminated muds
Soda Ash	Na2CO3	Calcium precipitant in lower pH muds
LIME	Ca(OH)2	Calcium Source and increasing pH
HOT LIME	CaO	Calcium Source and increasing pH
SHARKBUF®	MgO	Magnesium Source and increase pH
Citric Acid	Citric Acid	Reduce pH, precipitate soluble calcium and sequester iron in drilling muds