Photographers' Formulary 1lbs Potassium Citrate

SKU: PYPCI1LB MFR: 10-0980 1LB
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Key Features

  • Achieve finer grain negatives using Potassium Citrate as an alkaline development restrainer.
  • Enhance your prints with unique blue and green toners using this versatile chemical.
  • Use in copper toning baths for rich, archival-quality images that last a lifetime.
  • Enjoy consistent, predictable results with our high-quality, odorless Potassium Citrate.
  • Get creative with your black and white photography using this unique toning agent.
  • Easy to mix, our 1lb package of Potassium Citrate ensures a long shelf life for all projects.
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Photographers' Formulary Potassium Citrate Specifications

  • Synonyms

    Tribasic citrate of potash
    1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tripotassium salt, monohydrate; citric acid, tripotassium salt

  • Appearance

    Colorless, transparent crystals or white powder
    Odorless

  • Uses

    As a restrainer in alkaline development
    Used in several copper toning baths
    Used in blue and green toners

  • Chemical Formula

    K3C6H5O7 . H2O

  • Weight

    1lbs (0.45kg)

About Photographers' Formulary Potassium Citrate

A versatile and essential chemical, Potassium Citrate serves a multitude of purposes in the realm of photography and beyond. This 1lb container of Potassium Citrate is a high-quality, fine-grained powder that is crucial for photographers who are involved in the intricate processes of film development and toning.

Key Uses of Potassium Citrate:

- Acts as a restrainer in alkaline development, helping to control the development process of photographic films and papers, ensuring that images are crisp and clear.
- Integral component in various copper toning baths, where it contributes to the toning process that can affect the contrast and color of the final photographic print.
- Employed in the creation of blue and green toners, Potassium Citrate is used to achieve specific hues and tones in photographic prints, providing a range of artistic possibilities for photographers.

Additionally, Potassium Citrate is a component of Belitski's reducer, a specialized solution that functions as a chemical reducer for photographic negatives. This solution, which can contain either ferric potassium citrate or oxalate in an acid fixing solution, is used to reduce the density of negatives, allowing for the correction of overexposed or overly contrasted images.

This product is ideal for professional photographers, photography enthusiasts, and anyone involved in the photographic development process who requires a reliable and consistent supply of Potassium Citrate. With its multiple applications, this 1lb Potassium Citrate is an indispensable tool for enhancing and perfecting photographic work.

Photographers' Formulary Potassium Citrate Features

  • High-quality, fine-grained 1lb Potassium Citrate powder for photographic processes
  • Acts as a restrainer in alkaline development for crisp, clear images
  • Essential component in copper toning baths for contrast and color control
  • Used in the creation of blue and green toners for a range of artistic possibilities
  • Integral to Belitski's reducer formula for correction of overexposed or overly contrasted images
  • Ideal for professional photographers, photography enthusiasts, and those involved in film development

Key Features

  • Achieve finer grain negatives using Potassium Citrate as an alkaline development restrainer.
  • Enhance your prints with unique blue and green toners using this versatile chemical.
  • Use in copper toning baths for rich, archival-quality images that last a lifetime.
  • Enjoy consistent, predictable results with our high-quality, odorless Potassium Citrate.
  • Get creative with your black and white photography using this unique toning agent.
  • Easy to mix, our 1lb package of Potassium Citrate ensures a long shelf life for all projects.