FERROUS SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE (COPPERAS)

FERROUS SULFATE
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO.	7782-63-0 (Heptahydrate)
EINECS NO.	231-753-5
FORMULA	FeSO₄.7H₂O
MOL WT.	`278.05`
H.S. CODE	2833.29
TOXICITY
SYNONYMS	Green Vitriol; Copperas; Melanterite;
Ferrous sulfate heptahydrate; Sulfuric acid, iron(2+) salt, heptahydrate; Ferrosulfat (German);
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CLASSIFICATION
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Ferrous Sulfate Heptahydrate, also called copperas, is a blue-green, monoclinic crystals; soluble in water, melts at 64 C. It is commercially generated as a by-product during the manufacture of Titanium Dioxide, or as a by-product of the pickling of steel. It is used as a mordant in dyeing wool, in the manufacture of ink, in water purification as a substitute for aluminum sulfate, as a fertilizer, and as a feed additive. It is used to produce magnetic ferric oxide.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE	blue-green solid
MELTING POINT	65 C
BOILING POINT	300 C (Decomposes)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY	1.898
SOLUBILITY IN WATER	Soluble
pH	`3.7 (10% sol.)`
VAPOR DENSITY	9.59
AUTOIGNITION
NFPA RATINGS	Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0
REFRACTIVE INDEX
FLASH POINT
STABILITY	Stable under ordinary conditions
APPLICATIONS
animal feed, water treatment, fertilizers, catalysts, chemical manufacturing, hazardous waste treatment,
SALES SPECIFICATION
APPEARANCE	Green damp crystals
Fe	18.4% min
Fe₂(SO₄)₃	0.5% max
TiO₂	0.5% max
Mn	0.6% max
Cu	0.001% max
WATER INSOLUBLES	0.2% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING	25kgs in bag
HAZARD CLASS	9 (Packing group: III)
UN NO.	3077
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