Copper Sulfate
General Description
Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate Is A Blue Crystalline Granules Or Powder,Slowly Efflorescing In Air, Loses 2H2O At 30°C, 2 More H2O At 110°C And Becomes Anhydrous At 250°C, Very Soluble In Water.
Applications
Soil Additive, Pesticides/Fungicides, Germicides, Animal Feed Additive, Wood Preservation, Textile Mordant, Leather Tanning, Ore Floatation, Petroleum Refining, Water Purification, Electroplating & Manufacturing Of Other Copper Salts.
Typical Properties
Grades |
Standard |
Electroplating |
Purity |
97% ± 1% |
99% Min. |
Cu |
24.7% ± 0.2% |
25.2% Min. |
Cl |
500ppm Max. |
50ppm Max. |
Fe |
50ppm Max. |
20ppm Max. |
Pb (Standard Grade) |
20ppm Max. |
10ppm Max. |
Zn |
25ppm Max. |
10ppm Max. |
Ni |
10ppm Max. |
10ppm Max. |
As |
1ppm Max. |
1ppm Max. |
Cd |
1ppm Max. |
1ppm Max. |
Insoluble In Water |
0.1% Max. |
0.01% Max. |
Free Moisture |
1–1.5% |
0.5% Max. |