Iran Opens Middle East’s First Potassium Permanganate Factory
ZANJAN (Tasnim) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday inaugurated the first potassium permanganate factory of the Middle East in the Iranian northwestern city of Zanjan.
In a ceremony in Zanjan, Ana Kimia Manganese plant was inaugurated by Jahangiri as the first of its kind in the entire region.
The factory, which has cost about $11 million to build, has a nominal capacity of producing 5000 tons of potassium permanganate per year.
The ceremony was also attended by the Iranian Minister of Mines, Trade, and Industry Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh.
Potassium permanganate, formerly known as permanganate of potash or Condy's crystals, is a strong oxidizing agent. It dissolves in water to give intensely pink or purple solutions, the evaporation of which leaves prismatic purplish-black glistening crystals.
Almost all applications of potassium permanganate exploit its oxidizing properties. It is mostly used in water treatment and disinfection, synthesis of organic compounds, fruit preservation, survival kits, and fire service, among others.
