Industrially, ferrous sulphate is mainly used as a precursor to other iron compounds. It is a reducing agent, mostly for the reduction of chromate incement.
Used in Nutritional Supplement
Used as a Colorant
Used in fertilizers
Used as a photographic developer for collodion process images
It has been applied for the purification of water by flocculation and for phosphate removal in municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants to preventeutrophication of surface water bodies.
Packaging / transportation25kgs/50kgs HDPE/PP bags with Inner Liner
Molar mass159.609 g/mol
Melting point110 °C
Density2.286 g/cm3
Soluble inWater
Molecular FormulaCuSO4 5H2O
Applications :
The synthetic fibre industry employs it in the production of their raw material.
The metal industry uses large quantities of copper sulphate as an electrolyte in copper refining, for copper coating steel wire prior to wire drawing and in various copper plating processes.
The mining industry has found its application as an activator in the concentration by froth flotation of lead, zinc, cobalt and gold ores.
The printing trade takes it as an electrolyte in the production of electrotype and as an etching agent for process engraving.
The paint industry uses it in anti-fouling paints and it plays a part in the colouring of glass.
Copper sulphate is generally used as insecticide in agriculture & wood industry.