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Potassium pyrophosphate

K4P2O7_3H2O Water-soluble, colourless crystals; dehydrates below 300_C, melts at 1090_C; used in tin plating, china-clay purification, dyeing, oil-drilling muds, and synthetic rubber production. Also known as normal potassium pyrophosphate; tetrapotassium pyrophosphate.

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