Production
Ferric chloride is formed by heating of chlorine with iron.
Appearance
Ferric chloride 6 water represents pieces of yellow - brown color or soft crystalline mass.
Application
Ferric chloride was widely adopted as coagulant at purification of city and industrial sewage. Why use this product? The matter is that in comparison with other coagulants, ferric chloride has important advantage - it substance is allocated with high speed of dopants deposition. Besides, ferric chloride is used in organic synthesis as the catalyst. It is reached due to pronounced acid properties. For example, ferric chloride is necessary in aromatic hydrocarbons for electrophilic substitution reaction. Also ferric chloride 6 water can be necessary as pickle for dyeing of fabrics, for preparation of iron colors and other salts of iron. Quite often radio fans apply solution of ferric chloride to etching of printed circuit boards. Besides, this material has found the application as etching of printing forms.
Transportation
Ferric chloride of 6 water can be transported all means of transport. At the same time it is important to consider the rules of transportation of goods existing for specific type of transport. As transport container for transportation of ferric chloride boxes from corrugated fibreboard, wooden boxes, polyethylene or cardboard drums act.
Storage
Ferric chloride needs to be stored in the covered warehouse in packaging of the producer. The warranty period of storage of product makes one year from the date of release.
Accident prevention
During the work with ferric chloride 6/in it is recommended to use individual means of protection, such as rubber gloves, respirators, safety spectacles. Individual means of protection need to be applied not to allow hit of preparation on mucous membranes, integuments. Besides, it is undesirable that the product got into digestive organs and breath. Also during the work with ferric chloride it is necessary to observe measures of personal hygiene. In those rooms where works with ferric chloride are carried out, supply and exhaust ventilations have to be established.
Influence on organism
Ferric chloride can affect the digestive canal cauterizing and cause vomiting. At hit of ferric chloride on skin burns can develop.
