| HS Code | 195235 |
| Chemical Name | Potassium Aurocyanide |
| Chemical Formula | KAu(CN)2 |
| Molar Mass | 248.14 g/mol |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Solubility In Water | Soluble |
| Density | 3.20 g/cm3 |
| Toxicity | Highly toxic |
| Cas Number | 13967-50-5 |
| Uses | Gold extraction and electroplating |
| Storage Conditions | Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances |
| Odour | Odourless |
As an accredited Potassium Aurocyanide factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | Potassium Aurocyanide is packaged in a sealed, amber glass bottle containing 100 grams, labeled with hazard symbols and handling instructions. |
| Shipping | Potassium Aurocyanide should be shipped in tightly sealed containers, clearly labeled, and protected from moisture, heat, and incompatibles. It must be transported as a hazardous material in accordance with international and local regulations, using proper secondary containment and documentation, and handled by trained personnel wearing appropriate protective equipment to prevent exposure and contamination. |
| Storage | Potassium Aurocyanide should be stored in a tightly sealed container, in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances such as acids and strong oxidizers. Keep it protected from moisture and direct sunlight. Ensure the storage area is clearly labeled and access is restricted to trained personnel. Also, follow all relevant safety and regulatory guidelines for cyanide compounds. |
Potassium aurocyanide plays a critical role in a select group of industrial sectors where its unique chemical properties support advanced precision technologies and specialty surface treatments. As a direct manufacturer, we supply high-purity material engineered for specific downstream workflows requiring strict quality assurance, traceability, and process consistency.
Electronics manufacturers use potassium aurocyanide for gold electroplating of connectors, printed circuit boards, and semiconductor lead frames for corrosion resistance and conductivity. Electroplating baths demand precise composition control to achieve uniform deposition rate, brightness, and thickness. Operators manage solution chemistry, temperature, and agitation to produce adherent, fine-grained gold layers essential for microelectronics performance.
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Potassium aurocyanide is the preferred gold source for electroforming high-precision parts with complex geometries, such as micro-optical mirrors and thin-film sensors. Controlled bath chemistry allows fabricators to deposit gold layers with consistent grain structure, dense morphology, and specified purity, essential in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and aerospace assemblies.
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Producers of analytical and laboratory equipment use potassium aurocyanide to plate gold reference electrodes, which are vital for high-precision electrochemical measurements. Strict bath control ensures inert, stable gold surfaces that maintain signal accuracy and withstand aggressive media during pH, conductivity, and potentiometric testing. Material traceability and reproducible solution make-up are mandatory in this sector.
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Manufacturers of high-end jewelry, watches, medals, and decorative hardware use potassium aurocyanide in cyanide-based gold plating baths to achieve uniform, bright finishes on precious and base metals. Strict control of impurities and additive systems enables surface uniformity and lasting visual appeal, while formulations comply with international consumer safety legislation regarding heavy metal content and residual cyanide levels.
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In the chemical manufacturing business, it’s hard to find a compound with the technical challenges and specialized uses that follow Potassium Aurocyanide. We make potassium dicyanoaurate, often referred to as Potassium Aurocyanide, under tightly controlled factory conditions because the market expects confidence in every kilogram we ship. The formula, K[Au(CN)2], points to a single product with little room for error during preparation. Our batches come with gold purity no less than 68%, potassium content that remains consistent, and low trace contaminants, responding to the strict demands of our electroplating clients.
Professional jewelers and electronic manufacturers depend on our Potassium Aurocyanide for gold electroplating, a process that doesn’t forgive inconsistency. They expect fine crystal formation, color retention, and stable deposition. In the factory, we know from years at the job that even slight batch-to-batch swings in purity change how gold lays onto a substrate. That is why gold content analysis and cyanide quality control remain daily routines. Each batch we deliver can affect jewelry finish or circuit board function. Stability in the cyanide complex and the ability to dissolve cleanly in energetic alkaline baths – these are demands, not preferences.
Repeated testing runs in parallel with every stage of our process. Other products from traders or generic suppliers may skip corners; in a true chemical plant, every output must meet agreement on gold content, free cyanide levels, and absence of metallic impurities. Spectrophotometry and wet analysis pick up copper, silver, and iron at parts-per-million range. We ship with these results because customers in electronics or architectural industries do not accept guessing games: a contaminated bath spoils entire production lines, driving up waste and cost. We minimize variation. If an order expects 99.9% clarity, we prove it with transparent documentation and retain sample tracking from each lot long after delivery.
Years of plant operation taught us that handling Potassium Aurocyanide takes more than cautionary words. Our packaging staff knows cyanide’s toxicity, so all product leaves the plant sealed in airtight, corrosion-resistant drums that keep moisture and air out. Certain mistakes can shut down plating lines or harm staff. We install continuous gas monitoring, use full PPE, and train staff on-site with real product—not just theory. These protocols go beyond compliance; they let us sleep at night knowing our reputation is built on safety and product reliability, not just technical ability.
One might think of Potassium Aurocyanide as “just another gold salt,” but our long-term buyers know the difference a consistent lot makes. Whether the batch is fifty kilos or five hundred, our process ensures uniform color, crystal habit, and solubility. We rely on reactors using inert linings to avoid side reactions and repeat purification cycles across all tanks. Over the years, we’ve found that repeat buys from R&D labs, industrial platers, and the luxury goods sector build trust only if the product never surprises or lets them down. Randomized checks and archived sample comparisons provide a technical paper trail in case one client ever sees a slip—they rarely do.
Potassium Aurocyanide stands apart from other gold salts like gold chloride or gold sulfate. In electroplating, K[Au(CN)2] gives an efficiency and bath stability unmatched by chloride-based options. Gold chloride, for all its convenience in non-cyanide chemistry, brings risks of rapid hydrolysis and a tendency to color-shift deposits. Gold(I) thiourea, another gold source for some niche processes, often lacks bath lifespan and can introduce sulfur contamination. For high throughput and thin-film electronics plating, only Potassium Aurocyanide brings the decades-long performance and safety documentation needed by serious manufacturers. From our end, we continue to find that demanding clients—especially in telecom and medical device fields—stick with the cyanide complex, because substituting undermines the reliability of fine plated contacts. That’s a hard fact, seen across years of complaint logs and process troubleshooting.
Producing and shipping cyanide chemicals brings regulatory scrutiny. We keep at the top of environmental compliance through continuous audits and adherence to local hazardous chemical laws. Waste streams don’t leave the site until gold and cyanide content measures below legislative cut-off. In countries where product registration or transportation licensing is required, our documentation and safety data sail through review because every drum meets the grade—batch codes match records, and shipping labels trace back to core composition data. Our approach—hard-won by years of audit—helps downstream users avoid risk of seizure or fines. We understand the requirements intimately: law enforcement visits, surprise inspections, and interviews with safety officers punctuate our working year. We don’t take shortcuts because the business doesn’t tolerate them.
In this industry, production interruptions translate into expensive downtime for buyers. We supply Potassium Aurocyanide direct from our plant, steering clear from complicated distribution channels and uncertain intermediaries. By focusing on direct orders, we monitor logistics tightly, reducing the risk of cross-contaminated or aged stock entering the supply chain. Our support staff answers technical and logistics questions directly, often consulting on bath preparation or disposal, because mistakes cause operators harm or waste valuable gold content. Plant visits and sample testing are on offer to longstanding clients. This transparency increases trust and puts our logbooks under customer scrutiny—the type of relationship that survives industry ups and downs.
Gold finishing hasn’t stood still over the past two decades. Telecommunications parts have grown smaller, meaning smaller, uniform gold deposits are critical for function and reliability. Our R&D and production teams pay close attention to the change—consistently updating crystal size management on the production floor so each kilogram of Potassium Aurocyanide supports thinner, defect-free layers in new applications. Some clients need ultra-low sodium or transition metal contamination; we adapt our purification systems and invest in new analysis equipment that catch deviations before packaging. We found early on that outpacing the transformation in electronic component plating has opened doors: customers enter new verticals with peace of mind, not technology risk.
Gold resource efficiency draws increasing attention worldwide. Our process recycles cyanide liquor internally to extract trace gold before waste stream discharge. This has cut down on both raw material spend and the environmental impact of release. As gold prices climb, so does demand for reclamation: we supply technical support to clients aiming to close their gold recovery loops, helping them maximize yield, cut losses, and keep competitive edge. There is pride in sending gold that will be transformed into long-lived finished goods, rather than lost to disposal or poor process control. These improvements came from plant trials, client consultation, and a willingness to publish recovery rates openly—actions that influence customer loyalty, not just compliance.
It’s easy to underestimate the value of hands-on operator wisdom in supporting Potassium Aurocyanide users. Our technical service team includes production chemists who have run the same reactors, dried the same salts, and handled spill cleanups themselves. Conversations about plating bath troubleshooting aren’t handled offsite—they happen between people who know the consequences of deviation from pH, temperature, or anode purity. Electroplating clients routinely call or visit with bath color shifts, sulfide contamination, or plating roughness, and our first piece of advice always leans on decades of plant behavior. By connecting day-to-day challenges with lab and floor experience, we help clients stabilize results, reduce downtime, and stretch their gold. We don’t sell a product; we sell a running partnership to keep industry lines moving reliably, and openly.
Not every chemical supplier sees the difference between commodity bulk salts and specialty compounds like Potassium Aurocyanide. End users who value precision and reliability see it plainly in process yields, maintenance costs, and audit trails. Batch-labelled, tested, and securely transported Potassium Aurocyanide costs more to do right, but clients measure that value across years, not quarters. Reliability comes from production crews committed to improvements: cleaning reactor internals, tracing filtered solutions, vetting each shipment. Customers choosing bulk or repackaged stock see the downside eventually—bath instability, fluctuating yield, and regulatory headaches. Our approach centers around long-term industry respect: not by volume pricing, but by making sure every shipment supports demanding process standards from automotive to bioelectronics.
Price volatility in gold doesn’t leave chemical manufacturers untouched. We build stock when prices dip and lock in supply contracts to buffer clients from sharp spikes. Plant managers and procurement teams on the client side want predictability, not just cost. Our procurement team constantly reviews global supply channels for both gold and cyanide raw materials, enabling stable sourcing free from panic or interruption. Overcapacity in finished product is avoided by forecasting and close customer communications—not from pricing games or speculative stocking. The goal: supplying clients 12 months out, even if market conditions swing, insulating their processes from market drama.
Some of our clients need auditability for end-user products, especially in medical or aerospace fields. Potassium Aurocyanide from our plant comes with archive samples and documentation stretching back years. Shipment samples remain sealed and catalogued, ready for retesting if any downstream incident occurs. Our plant supervisors attend third-party audits, show compliance logs, and support clients through regulatory paperwork. This system removes downstream risk, supports certifications, and reassures final buyers that every microgram of gold deposit came from a controlled, reputable source. Such depth isn’t possible with generic or repacked product; it reflects the seriousness with which we see Potassium Aurocyanide in high-tech applications.
Clients using Potassium Aurocyanide often face regulatory constraints or seek to improve operational safety. Our teams don’t just hand over drums—they offer site consultancy for using, recovering, and disposing of Potassium Aurocyanide. Sometimes adjusting bath conditions or switching filtration media can halve gold loss, or reduce staff exposure to hazardous dust. These “minor tweaks” are possible only with years of technical troubleshooting. We remain active in international committees on precious metal safety, bringing global best practices to our customers at headquarters and remote affiliates. In supporting higher yield, better safety, and reduced incident rates, we invest as much in the application as in the chemical itself. This practical engagement leads to shared success and fewer process headaches.
Over decades in specialty chemicals, we’ve learned that Potassium Aurocyanide isn’t simply a compound—it’s a test of a manufacturer’s technical, regulatory, and operational discipline. In making it, we expose no shortcuts and uphold rigorous standards; in selling it, we back every batch with real-plant knowledge and data. By choosing our Potassium Aurocyanide, manufacturers secure a critical material with roots in real-world process mastery. The difference sits in proven back-end reliability, open support, and visible improvements for every industry it touches—from aesthetics-driven jewelry to life-supporting medical electronics.