How to Use potassium hydroxide in a Sentence

potassium hydroxide

noun

• One of the trucks involved in the crash was carrying potassium hydroxide.
  — Hannah K. Sparling, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2020
• When a truck hauling potassium hydroxide crashed into a jackknifed truck on the Brent Spence Bridge at 2:45 a.m.
  — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2020
• Using heat, water and a strong base — potassium hydroxide, in this case — a body can be dissolved into liquid and bone in a matter of hours.
  — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2019
• The potassium hydroxide contributed to the heat and duration of the fire, Covington Lt. Col.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2020
• The air is pushed through a plastic mesh coated with a potassium hydroxide solution, which binds with the carbon dioxide.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
• The Brent Spence Bridge has been closed since Nov. 11, after a truck hauling potassium hydroxide and diesel fuel crashed into a jackknifed truck, causing a fire.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2020
• The tank fills with water, and a few scoops of potassium hydroxide and sodium are added (amounts depend on how hard or soft your water is, as well as your elevation).
  — Melissa Davis, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
• The Brent Spence Bridge closed Wednesday after a crash and fire involving a truck hauling potassium hydroxide and an unknown amount of diesel fuel.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2020
• To make the water able to better conduct ions that move through the devices, today’s most common electrolyzers add high levels of potassium hydroxide (KOH) to the water.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 10 Mar. 2020
• Officials said the potassium hydroxide probably contributed to the heat and duration of the fire.
  — Hannah K. Sparling, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2020
• Alkaline hydrolysis involves placing a body in a chamber that is then filled with water and potassium hydroxide and heated to about 320 degrees F at high pressure.
  — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
• Alkaline hydrolysis The body is placed inside a pressure vessel which is filled with water and potassium hydroxide and heated.
  — Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2020
• The Brent Spence Bridge has been closed to traffic since Wednesday after a vehicle crash and fire involving two semi-trucks, including one hauling potassium hydroxide and an unknown amount of diesel fuel.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2020
• It was powered on two 36-volt silver-zinc potassium hydroxide non-rechargeable batteries.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2019
• First, air is channelled by fans onto a honeycombed plastic slab called a contactor, where CO2, which is acidic, reacts with aqueous potassium hydroxide, which is alkaline.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• Alkaline hydrolysis involves placing a body in a chamber that is then filled with water and potassium hydroxide and heated up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit at high pressure.
  — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2019
• This produces potassium hydroxide, which is recycled back to the contactor, and pellets of calcium carbonate.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• Tysver said several cars involved in the derailment were carrying hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide and asphalt.
  — Washington Post, 17 May 2021
• For example, an alkaline battery, or cell, contains zinc, manganese dioxide, and potassium hydroxide.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
• On the inside, there's a concentrated solution of a single salt—potassium hydroxide (KOH) in this case—that's compatible with the hydrogen-producing electrolysis process.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
• Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride, a salt.
  — Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2021
• Using a main ingredient of sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, or guanidine hydroxide, chemical relaxers break and restructure the bonds in curly hair so that the hair becomes weaker and straight.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 15 May 2018
• Natural burials have grown in popularity, as has resomation, where bodies are dissolved in water and potassium hydroxide.
  — William Ralston, Wired, 26 July 2022
• According to Nails magazine, the most common active ingredients found in callus-removing formulas are urea, salicylic acid (which is commonly found in acne treatments) and potassium hydroxide.
  — Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 7 Nov. 2017
• The electrolyte is typically spiked with potassium hydroxide, which allows the chemical conversions to occur at a lower voltage, thereby boosting the overall energy efficiency.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 24 Feb. 2021
• Documents say the commercial product is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal water supply, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, commonly called lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and a mineral salt, magnesium chloride.
  — Ken Ritter, ajc, 21 May 2021
• Specifically, after about two weeks or so of operation, while doing regular maintenance, technicians collect all the potassium hydroxide that has accumulated and recharge it with new chemicals to create potassium carbonate.
  — Anne Field, Forbes, 26 May 2022

Last Updated: 20 Sep 2024