Ferric Chloride Water Treatment

Ferric chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula FeCl3. It is a dark brown, corrosive, and water-soluble solid commonly used as a flocculant, coagulant, and etchant.


Product name: Ferric Chloride

CAS Number: 7705-08-0

UN NO.:1773

EINECS NO.:231-729-4

HS.Code: 2827.39

Molecular Formula: FeCl3

Purity (%): 40%, 96%-98%

Appearance: red-brown liquid or dark brown crystalline solid

Shape: Irregularly shaped crystals or powder

Packing:50GKS/DRUM


Application:


1,Water treatment: Ferric chloride anhydrous  used to form floc out of the effluent and make the effluent transparent & free from impurities.

2,Metallurgical industry: Ferric chloride anhydrous is corrosive for electronic printed board, chlorinating agent.

3,Dye industry: Used as oxidant and mordant.

4,Organic synthesis: Used as catalyst, oxidant, and chlorinating agent

5,Print industry: 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。

6,Medicine: Used in veterinary practice to treat overcropping of an animal's claws, particularly when the overcropping results in bleeding.

7,Raku ware firing: Used in a technique of Raku ware firing, the iron coloring a pottery piece shades of pink, brown, and orange.

8 Other uses: Used for making ferric salt, pigment as raw material.