Acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-, potassium salt (1:?)

CAS 25904-89-6

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 25904-89-6 — 1 K⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2019.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Baker Hughes

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyWaterCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
•Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
•Anti-scaling agent in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS25904-89-6

PubChem CID23668515

DTXSIDDTXSID201011076

FormulaC2H3KO3

Mol. Weight114.14 g/mol

SMILESC(C(=O)[O-])O.[K+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID201011076Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23668515Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Energy

Brief citations

Acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-, potassium salt (1:?) (CAS 25904-89-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25904-89-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID201011076. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID201011076 PubChem: 23668515. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23668515 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 25904-89-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 25904-89-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting