Potassium Superoxide

Potassium superoxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KO2. Classified as a Class 1 oxidizing agent, it is primarily used for emergency rescue operations in underground coal mines.

Contact with flammable materials, organic substances, or reducing agents can cause combustion or even an explosion; similarly, contact with water or water vapor generates significant heat, which may also lead to an explosion. Potassium superoxide is highly hygroscopic and reacts vigorously with water to produce potassium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, and oxygen.

Chemical Properties

Product Usage

Oxygen regenerator: Used for oxygen supply in enclosed systems such as breathing masks, spacecraft, and submarines.

Underground coal mine rescue: Serves as a "chemical oxygen self-rescuer" to provide emergency oxygen during mining accidents.

Other applications: Acts as a chemical oxygen generator in fields such as aerospace, undersea exploration, high-altitude operations, and firefighting/emergency rescue.