Ferric Chloride
Ferric Chloride, also known as Iron III is a highly corrosive
and toxic acid that is used for a variety of different purposes. The most
common uses including etching circuit boards and detecting the presence of
phenol. Ferric Chloride is also used for coloring Raku pottery. The iron has
the ability to produce varying shades of oranges and pinks. Ferric Chloride is
used for making fine art etchings and in printmaking. The chemical compound
starts out as yellow crystals and then turns into a brown colored acid when
added to water.
Product Details :
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Formula:
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FeCl3
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Synonyms:
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Manganese Sulphate
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Applications:
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- In industrial application, Ferric chloride
is used in sewage treatment and drinking water production.
- It is also used as a leaching agent in
chloride hydrometallurgy, for example in the production of Si from FeSi.
(Silgrain process)
- Ferric chloride is used as catalyst for the
reaction of ethylene with chlorine, forming ethylene
dichloride, an important commodity chemical, which is mainly used for
the industrial production of vinyl chloride, the monomer for
making PVC
- Used in Laboratory.
- Used in anhydrous form as a drying reagent
in certain reactions.
- Used to detect the presence of phenol
compounds in organic synthesis e.g.: examining purity of synthesised Aspirin.
- Used in water and wastewater treatment to
precipitate phosphate as iron(III) phosphate.
- Necessary for the etching of photogravure plates
for printing photographic and fine art images in intaglio and
for etching rotogravure cylinders used in the printing industry.
- Used to make printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Used to test the pitting and crevice
corrosion resistance of stainless steels and other alloys.
- Used in an animal thrombosis model.
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Packaging / transportation
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- 25kgs/50kgs
HDPE/PP bags with Inner Liner
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