Potassium Acetate is the acetate salt form of potassium, an essential macromineral. Potassium maintains intracellular tonicity, is required for nerve conduction, cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, production of energy, the synthesis of nucleicacids, maintenance of blood pressure and normal renal function. This agent has potential antihypertensive effects and when taken as a nutritional supplement may prevent hypokalemia.Potassium acetate is a potassium salt comprising equal numbers of potassium and acetate ions It has a role as a food acidity regulator. It contains an acetate. ChEB

It can also be used as a de-icing agent to replace chlorides such as calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.It has less corrosive effect on soil and is less corrosive, making it particularly suitable for de-icing airport runways, although it is relatively expensive.It is used as a food additive (for preservation and pH control) and a component in fire extinguishers.It is used in ethanol precipitation of DNA.It is used for the preservation and fixation of biological tissues in combination with formaldehyde.Potassium acetate can be prepared by the acid-base neutralization reaction of potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate with acetic acid.