THE POTASSIUM CYANIDE DRYING AGENT DIARIES

KCN is formed via the treatment of hydrogen cyanide with aqueous potassium hydroxide solution, followed by the vacuum evaporation with the solution: HCN + KOH KCN + H2O. It creates about 50,000 tons of potassium cyanide annually.Potassium cyanide functions on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase to impede oxidative phosphorylation and it is a robust