Translations:Potassium/48/en

Niche uses

There are thousands of uses of various potassium compounds. One example is potassium superoxide, KO
2, an orange solid that acts as a portable source of oxygen and a carbon dioxide absorber. It is widely used in respiration systems in mines, submarines and spacecraft as it takes less volume than the gaseous oxygen.

4 KO
2 + 2 CO
2 → 2 K
2CO
3 + 3 O
2