Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate

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Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate

— CAS No.: 10025-77-1

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Hydrated form of Ferric Chloride in the form of yellow crystalline lumps is called Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate. It comes with 59% purity as FeCl3.


PROPERTIES* (CAS : 10025-77-1 )

CAS NO. :
10025-77-1

SYSTEMATIC NAME 

Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate

OTHER NAME :

Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate, trichloroiron hexahydrate, Ferric Chloride 6-hydrate.

 

 

EMPIRICAL FORMULA :

FeCl3 · 6H2O

MOLECULAR WT :

270.30 g/mol

APPEARANCE :

Brownish-yellow, deliquescent, crystalline lumps.

Packing Options

 

Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate is available in the following packing options:

  • 50 KG open top MS Drums
  • 50 KG open top HDPE Drums
  • 25 KG HDPE bags with two inner LD liners

Technical Details

Description:
The material of this form shall be brownish yellow, deliquescent, crystalline lumps.

Sr. No.
Parameters
Specification
Observation

1.

Ferric Chloride (as FeCl3 % by wt)

Min 59% 

59.60%

2.

Free Acid (HCl % by wt)

Max 0.03 %

<0.03%

3.

Free Basicity (Fe2O3 % by wt)

Max 0.03 %

<0.03%

4.

Ferrous Salts (as FeCl2 % by wt)

Max .10 %

< 0.1 %

5.

Insoluble matter ( % by wt)

Max 0.2 %

0.1%

6.

Free Chlorine (as Cl % by wt)

Max 0.01 %

< 0.01 %

7.

Sulphates (as SO4 % by wt)

Max 0.3 %

0.01 %

8.

Nitrates (as NO3 % by wt)

Max 0.5 %

<0.5%

9.

Alkalis and alkaline earths (as SO4 % by wt)

Max 0.3 %

0.091 %

10.

Copper (as Cu % by wt)

Max 0.015 %

<0.015 %

11.

Zinc (as Zn % by wt)

Max 0.1 %

< 0.01 %

12.

Arsenic (as As2O3 % by wt)

Max 0.0003 %

< 0.0003 %

Sr. No.
Parameters
Specification
Observation

1.

Ferric Chloride (as FeCl3 % by wt)

Min 59% 

59.60%

2.

Free Acid (HCl % by wt)

Max 0.03 %

<0.03%

3.

Free Basicity (Fe2O3 % by wt)

Max 0.03 %

<0.03%

4.

Ferrous Salts (as FeCl2 % by wt)

Max .10 %

< 0.1 %

5.

Insoluble matter ( % by wt)

Max 0.2 %

0.1%

6.

Free Chlorine (as Cl % by wt)

Max 0.01 %

< 0.01 %

7.

Sulphates (as SO4 % by wt)

Max 0.3 %

0.01 %

8.

Nitrates (as NO3 % by wt)

Max 0.5 %

<0.5%

9.

Alkalis and alkaline earths (as SO4 % by wt)

Max 0.3 %

0.091 %

10.

Copper (as Cu % by wt)

Max 0.015 %

<0.015 %

11.

Zinc (as Zn % by wt)

Max 0.1 %

< 0.01 %

12.

Arsenic (as As2O3 % by wt)

Max 0.0003 %

< 0.0003 %

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