Potassium hydroxide - caustic potash. Highly active alkali, used as the basis for high contrast developing solutions.
Potassium iodide - chemical used in bleaches, toners and intensifiers.
The following processing solutions, or suitable substitutes, are required: Kodak S2 Activator (a dilute potassium hydroxide solution), Kodak Ektamatic S30 Stabilizer (an acetate- buffered thiocyanate solution), Dektol, ...
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE KOH-Caustic alkali used as an accelerator in photographic developers. Concentrated solutions are quite caustic and will attack the skin, causing painful burns. Similar to sodium hydroxide.
sodium hydroxide (common name caustic soda)
potassium hydroxide (potash lye)
lye (generic term, for either of the previous two, or even for a mixture)
sodium carbonate (soda ash)
potassium carbonate (potash) ...
saponification number
the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of oil.
saponin
a glucoside capable of reducing surface tension and produceing a soapy lather.
Accelerants are an akali, commonly sodium or potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, kodalk, or borax. Yes, that is the same stuff in the box at the grocery with that twenty-mule team on it.
Potassium hydroxide caustic potash - P
Potassium iodide - P
Potassium metabisulfite - P
Potassium permanganate - P
Potassium persulfate - P
Potassium sulfide - P
Potassium thiocyanate - P
Power focus - P
Power reduction - P ...
 See also: Carbonate, Bromide, Print, Film, Processing
  
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