toxicity,excitive smell,soluble in water,causticity

Potassium Ethyl Xanthate is a pale yellow to grey yellow free-flowing powder or pellet, soluble in water.

Application: It is the most selective of the range of xanthates, used in the treatment of metallic sulp[hide and complex ores. It may also be used as a vulcanisation accelerator for the rubber industry and a precipitant in the wetting metallurgical industry.