Area of Use and Definition:
Potassium Cyanide, Cyanide is the typical name of hydrocyanic acid and metal salts that can be derived from this acid. The most important ones are known as sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide. They are obtained by passing a mixture of ammonia and CO gases over industrially heated dry carbons. HCN (Hydrocyanic acid) is a very volatile liquid with the smell of bitter almonds. It boiled at 28 degrees Celsius. Its solution in water is very acidic. Cyanide and its compounds can be produced by chemical means, as well as by some plants and animals. There are many plants, bacteria and insects that produce cyanide in its natural form. Cherries, almonds, apricots, peaches, plums, beans, potatoes, radishes, cabbage, turnips, broccoli and corn produce cyanide compounds in their natural form.
Many versions of cyanide are consumed in various industrial branches. A large portion of the HCN produced is used in the manufacture of chemicals, while the remaining portion is used in the manufacture of NaCN. NaCN is also cyanide used in mining.
NaCN, whose main consumption area is mining, is also used in the chemical industry and the optical industry. HCN is used in the manufacture of cyanide salts, animal feed, and pesticides. Cyanide is the typical name of hydrocyanic acid and metal salts that can be derived from this acid. All are strongly poisonous. The most important ones are sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide. They are obtained by passing a mixture of ammonia and CO gases over heated dry carbons in the industry. The biggest precaution to be taken when dealing with cyanide compounds is to stay away from acidic compounds and acidic environments. When this environment is provided, cyanide compounds are not as risky as thought.