Quick Search
IRON SULPHATE = FERROUS SULFATE = iron(II) sulfate
CAS No: 7720-78-7 7782-63-0
EC No: 231-753-5
MDL number: MFCD00149719
Molecular Formula: FeSO4
Iron(II) sulphate, also known as ferrous sulfate, is industriall applied as a precursor to other iron compounds.
Iron sulphate is a water-soluble substance with green crystals.
Iron Sulphate is a compound containing an Iron atom and Sulphate molecule bonded together with an ionic bond. Iron Sulphate Anhydrous itself is rare and so Iron Sulphates is mainly found in a hydrated form; the most common being heptahydrate with a blue/green crystal appearance.
Ferrous or iron sulfate (also spelled sulphate) is a constituent of garden and lawn moss killers and some fertilisers.
Iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4·xH2O.
These compounds exist most commonly as the heptahydrate (x = 7) but are known for several values of x.
Known since ancient times as copperas and as green vitriol (vitriol is an archaic name for sulfate), the blue-green heptahydrate (hydrate with 7 molecules of water) is the most common form of this material.
All the iron(II) sulfates dissolve in water to give the same aquo complex [Fe(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry and is paramagnetic.
The name copperas dates from times when the copper(II) sulfate was known as blue copperas, and perhaps in analogy, iron(II) and zinc sulfate were known respectively as green and white copperas.
A greenish or yellow-brown crystalline solid.
Density 15.0 lb /gal.
Melts at 64°C and loses the seven waters of hydration at 90°C.
Iron(II) sulfate appears as a greenish or yellow-brown crystalline solid.
Density 15.0 lb /gal.
Melts at 64°C and loses the seven waters of hydration at 90°C.
Iron(2+) sulfate (anhydrous) is a compound of iron and sulfate in which the ratio of iron(2+) to sulfate ions is 1:1.
Various hydrates occur naturally - most commonly the heptahydrate, which loses water to form the tetrahydrate at 57℃ and the monohydrate at 65℃.
Iron(II) sulfate has a role as a reducing agent.
Iron(II) sulfate is a metal sulfate and an iron molecular entity.
Iron(II) sulfate contains an iron(2+).
At room temperature Iron (II) Sulphate Heptahydrate appears as a blue/green crystalline solid.
Dehydration happens at 70oC and complete decomposition happens at 400oC.
Iron (II) Sulphate Heptahydrate dissolves in water and the molecular formula for Iron (II) Sulphate Heptahydrate is FeSO4.7H2O.
A compound of iron and sulfate in which the ratio of iron(2+) to sulfate ions is 1:1.
Various hydrates occur naturally - most commonly the heptahydrate, which loses water to form the tetrahydrate at 57°C and the monohydrate at 65°C.
Ferrous sulfate is a type of iron.
Normally Ferrous sulfate get iron from the foods you eat.
In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs.
Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.
Ferrous Sulfate is generally immediately available in most volumes.
High purity, submicron and nanopowder forms may be considered.
Iron (Ferrous) Sulphate Monohydrate Powder (not the soluble chelate type) is in a slow release form, although not as rapid-acting as iron chelate, Iron(II) sulfates effects are longer-lasting.
Iron(II) sulfate can be mixed with compost and dug into to the soil (or applied on top of) to create a store which can last for years.
Iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate signifies a variety of salts with the formula FeSO4⋅xH2O.
These compounds are most commonly known as heptahydrate (x = 7) but are also known for several x values.
Iron(II) sulfate is well known since ancient times as copperas and green vitriol (vitriol is an archaic term for the sulfate), blue-green heptahydrate (hydrate with “7” water molecules) is the most common type of this material.
Ferrous sulfate is an iron salt that is also known as green vitriol.
Ferrous Sulfate signifies a variety of salts with the formula FeSO4⋅xH2O.
The Other names of Iron(II) sulphate include; Ferrous sulfate, Green vitriol, Iron vitriol, Copperas, Melanterite, Szomolnokite.
Blue-green heptahydrate (hydrate with “7” water molecules) is the most common type of this material.
All Iron(II) sulfates dissolve in water to produce the same aquo complex [Fe(H2O)6]2+, which is paramagnetic and has the octahedral molecular geometry.
The term copperas goes back to the time period when copper(II) sulfate was known as blue copperas, and perhaps, by contrast, iron(II) and zinc sulfate were known as green and white copperas.
Iron(II) sulfate forms when iron filings mix into a copper sulfate solution, iron pushes the copper because Iron(II) sulfate is more reactive and takes Iron(II) sulfates place leading to the formation of iron sulfate.
Tetrahydrate is stable when the temperature of the aqueous solution exceeds Undefined control sequence degree.
The solution forms both tetrahydrate and monohydrate at Undefined control sequence degree.
All of the mineral types listed link with the oxidation zones of iron-bearing ore beds(marcasite) and related environment.
Numerous other, more complex (either simple, hydrated and with additional cations) Fe(II)-sulphate-bearing sulphates occur in these environments, with copiapite being a good and usual example.
Ferrous sulfate is just one of many forms of the metal element iron.
In Ferrous sulfates natural state, the solid mineral resembles small crystals.
The crystals are typically a shade of yellow, brown, or bluish-green — hence why ferrous sulfate is sometimes called green vitriol.
Most types of iron in supplements are in one of two forms — ferric or ferrous.
This depends on the chemical state of the iron atoms.
The body absorbs ferrous forms of iron better than ferric forms.
Thus, healthcare providers often consider ferrous forms, including ferrous sulfate, to be the best choice for iron supplements
Iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate is the chemical compound with the formula (FeSO4), known since ancient times as copper as.
Iron(II) sulfate is most commonly encountered as the blue-green heptahydrate.
Ferric sulfate is produced on a large scale by adding sulfuric acid and an oxidizing agent (e.g., nitric acid or hydrogen peroxide) to a hot solution of ferrous sulfate.
Iron (Ferrous) Sulphate Heptahydrate Powder (Mostly soluble but not the fast acting chelate type).
Is in a slow release form, although not as rapid-acting as iron chelate, its effects are longer-lasting.
Iron(II) sulfate can be mixed with compost and dug into to the soil (or applied on top of) to create a store which can last for years.
Iron (II) Sulphate, also known as ferrous sulphate or -sulfate, is the generic term for a variety of iron salts.
It exists in different hydrated forms as FeSO4∙xH2O with up to seven water molecules.
This heptahydrate is the most common form of iron sulphate and is characterised by its blue-green colour.
Ferrous sulfate is an iron salt popularly known as green vitriol.
Imferon and iron dextran are injectable iron.
Ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, and ferrous sulfate are generic names for oral iron.
Ferrous sulfate is by far the best and cheapest for iron supplement.
Ferrous sulfate is formed when iron filings are mixed into a solution of copper sulfate, iron pushes the copper since Ferrous sulfate is more reactive and takes Ferrous sulfates place resulting in the formation of iron sulfate.
Iron Sulphate also called ferrous sulphate or sulphate of Iron is a type of salt that exists as a heptahydrate.
Heptahydrate is a chemically combined compound that has seven molecules of water just the same as magnesium sulphate.
Iron Sulphates chemical formula is FeSO4.
Iron(II) sulfate (British English: iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4·xH2O.
Iron(II) sulfate exist most commonly as the heptahydrate (x = 7) but are known for several values of x.
Uses and applications of:
-Other major applications include in the pharmaceutical industry - for the production of iron deficiency supplements, the manufacture of inks and as an agrochemical, for lowering the pH of a high alkaline soil so that plants can access the soil's nutrients.
-Iron sulphate, ferrous sulphate and sulphate of iron, Iron sulphate gives a wonderful green up without extra mowing.
-Iron sulphate also helps keep the& grass healthy throughout the cooler months.
-Moss Killer: This is either straight ferrous sulphate or perhaps with a little fertiliser added.
-Lawn Sand: This is another method of applying ferrous sulphate to kill moss.
This is just ferrous sulphate, with a dash of nitrogen fertiliser all mixed with sand to facilitate easy spreading.
-Usually for greening grass and hardening against frost and disease.
The concentration to achieve this is usually lower than if Iron sulphate is used as a moss killer but pretty much every knowledgeable gardener and green keeper knows that Iron sulphate will do the same job as a moss killer at Iron sulphates higher permitted application rates.
-The hydrated form is used medically to treat iron deficiency, and also for industrial applications.
-Iron sulphate is used for water or sewage treatment, as a fertilizer ingredient.
-Industrially, ferrous sulfate is mainly used as a precursor to other iron compounds.
It is a reducing agent, and as such is useful for the reduction of chromate in cement to less toxic Cr(III) compounds.
-Historically ferrous sulfate was used in the textile industry for centuries as a dye fixative.
-Iron sulphate is used historically to blacken leather and as a constituent of iron gall ink.[19]
-In horticulture, Iron sulphate is used for treating iron chlorosis.
-Although not as rapid-acting as ferric EDTA, its effects are longer-lasting.
Iron sulphate can be mixed with compost and dug into the soil to create a store which can last for years.
-Iron sulphate is also used as a lawn conditioner, and moss killer.
-Iron(II) sulfate is used as ferrous sulfate, a soil amendment for lowering the pH of a high alkaline soil so that plants can access the soil's nutrients.
-Ferrous sulfate can be used to stain concrete and some limestones and sandstones a yellowish rust color.
-Woodworkers use ferrous sulfate solutions to color maple wood a silvery hue.
-Green vitriol is also a useful reagent in the identification of mushrooms.
-Ferrous sulfate was used in the manufacture of inks, most notably iron gall ink, which was used from the middle ages until the end of the 18th century.
-Harewood, a material used in marquetry and parquetry since the 17th century, is also made using ferrous sulfate.
-Two different methods for the direct application of indigo dye were developed in England in the 18th century and remained in use well into the 19th century.
One of these, known as china blue, involved iron(II) sulfate.
After printing an insoluble form of indigo onto the fabric, the indigo was reduced to leuco-indigo in a sequence of baths of ferrous sulfate (with reoxidation to indigo in air between immersions).
-The china blue process could make sharp designs, but Iron sulphate could not produce the dark hues of other methods.
-In the second half of the 1850s ferrous sulfate was used as a photographic developer for collodion process images.
-Nutritional supplements (iron enhancer); color former of fruit and vegetable; for example, the salted product used together with dried alum in eggplant can form stable complex salt with Ferrous sulfates pigment to prevent the discoloration caused by organic acids.
However, Ferrous sulfate should be noted, for example, Ferrous sulfate will turn into black ink upon excess amount of iron.
When the amount of alum is high, the meat of the pickled eggplant meat will become excessively solid.
-Ferrous sulfate can still be used as the color forming agent of black beans, sugar boiled beans and kelp.
Food containing tannins, in order to avoid of causing blackening, should not be used.
-Iron sulphate can also be used for sterilization, deodorization and very weakly bactericidal.
-Legumes contained cryptochromic pigment is colorless upon reduction state while being oxidized into black upon oxidation in alkaline condition.
Taking advantage of the reduction property of ferrous sulfate can achieve the purpose of color protection with the usage amount of 0.02% to 0.03%.
-Iron sulphate is used for the manufacturing of iron salt, iron oxide pigments, mordant, purifying agent, preservatives, disinfectants and medicine for anti-anemia drugs.
-Iron Sulphate is an Iron rich and long lasting fertiliser that will encourage strong growth and healthy dark green grass and act as a turf hardener.
-Iron Sulphate is used by professional green keepers, lawn keepers, park keepers, sports grounds men etc for perfect pitches, green lawns, and superior golfing greens.
-Iron Sulphate is used as a lawn greener and a lawn conditioner by many home users to improve their grass quality.
-For industrial, Iron Sulphate's used as iron salts, ink, iron oxide red and indigo, used as a mordant, tanning agents, water purification agent, wood preservatives and disinfectants; used as fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides in agriculture.
-Iron (Ferrous Sulfate) is used alone as a mordant, as a color shifter and to increase lightfastness when used in combination with other natural dyes.
-Iron Sulphate also used as a reducing agent for certain types of indigo vats.
-Iron Sulphate is a versatile ingredient for the natural dyer.
Iron Sulphate adds directly to a dye bath, mordant with iron or iron and alum or tannin, put it in a spray bottle or shift colors by dipping fibers in an iron bath after dyeing.
-Iron Sulphate is very strong, so a little goes a long way and the color results can be dramatic.
Iron Sulphate reacts with dyes that contain tannin and produces dark brown and gray when combined with tannin-rich dyes.
Pomegranate with iron makes a dark olive green.
Madder with iron makes a deep grayish purple.
Tannin with iron makes a grayed purple.
Chestnut with iron makes a medium gray.
Cutch with iron makes a rich chocolate brown.
-Ferrous Sulfate is an essential body mineral.
Ferrous sulfate is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).
-Quick “green up” of turf
-Eradicate moss (cheaply and quickly)
-Reduce worm-cast in turf
-Acidifying Soil
-Iron sulphate can be produced as hepta- or monohydrate by drying processes.
-The iron sulphate monohydrate as feed additive for the production of mineral feeds and premixes, for the production of fertilizers and in the cement industry.
-As a colour modifier in natural dyeing.
-To create interesting rust effects in eco-bundling, eco-printing, contact printing.
-As a mordant in natural dyeing.
-Sulphate of Iron is commonly used to reduce the alkalinity of soils, helping make available the natural elements and nutrients essential to the healthy cultivation of plants that thrive in acid conditions.
-Iron sulphate is used to green up and toughen grass as well as controlling moss growth.
Use Iron sulphate high quality iron formulation all year round, however Iron sulphateis particulaty beneficial during colder spells of weather, as Iron sulphate will also help to strengthen the plant against frost and disease.
-Iron sulphate is absorbed by the leaf, which then gives rapid results.
Iron sulphate has also been known to blacken moss within hours of application.
-Iron sulphate is fully dis-solvable in water although good agitation is strongly recommended so then blocked nozzles are avoided.
Iron sulphate is ideal for treating large areas such as horse paddocks & amenity areas.
-Iron sulphate can be used all year round.
-Iron sulphate protects grass against frost and diseases in the winter months.
-Iron sulphate’s ideal for treating large areas, for example horse paddocks and amenity grassland.
-A source of iron and sulphur that can be used for acidifying the soil.
Useful for developing and maintaining rich dark green foliage on Azaleas.
-Iron (Ferrous) Sulphate Monohydrate Powder (not the soluble chelate type) is in a slow release form, although not as rapid-acting as iron chelate, Iron sulphates effects are longer-lasting.
-The Agricultural, Lawn and Garden, and Turf Management industries use Iron Sulphate to correct iron chlorosis or deficiencies in plants and soils, to eliminate moss, to reduce alkalinity (pH), and as a trace element or micronutrient in fertilisers.
-Iron sulphate also can suppress worms and work as a turf hardener to help against disease.
-Iron sulphate encourage deep greening of turf grasses without encouraging excessive growth, helping lawns achieve a lush appearance without the overuse of nitrogen fertilisers.
-Hydrated form is medically used for the treatment of iron deficiency, as well as for industrial applications.
-Industrially, ferrous sulfate is mostly useful as a precursor to other iron compounds.
-Iron sulphate is a reducing agent and is also for the reduction of chromate in cement to a less toxic Cr(III) substance.
-Historically, ferrous sulfate has been in use as a dye fixative in the textile industry for centuries.
-And for blackening the leather and as a source of ink.
-The processing of sulphuric acid by the distillation of green vitriol (Iron(II) sulfate) is a well-known method for more than 700 years.
-Iron is an essential heavy metal that is useful in several over-the-counter multi-vitamin and mineral supplements.
Iron sulphate is also in use therapeutically at higher doses to cure or avoid iron-deficiency anaemia.
-Impheron and iron dextran are injectable iron supplements.
Ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate and ferrous sulphate are the most common oral iron supplements.
Ferrous sulfate is by far the safest and cheapest supplement for iron.
-Iron (II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate, is a soil alteration to lower the pH of high alkaline soil so that plants can absorb soil’s nutrients.
Iron (II) sulfate is useful for treating iron chlorosis in horticulture.
Though not as fast-acting as ferric EDTA, Iron (II) sulfates effects are longer-lasting.
Iron (II) sulfate can be combined with compost and dug into the soil to create a store that can last for years.
-Ferrous sulfate introduction into the cooling water running through the turbine condenser tubes to create a corrosion-resistant protective layer.
-Ferrous sulfate is useful in gold refining for precipitating metallic gold from auric chloride solutions (gold dissolved in solution with aqua regia).
-Ferrous sulfate has been in use for the purification of water by flocculation and for the elimination of phosphates in municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants to avoid the eutrophication of water bodies.
-Useful as a traditional way of treating wood panelling on houses, either individually, dissolved in water or as an element of water-based paint.
-Green vitriol is also a useful reagent for the detection of mushrooms.
-Ferrous sulfate is useful as an iron catalyst element of the Fenton reagent.
-Ferrous sulfate’s one of the most necessary ingredients in the ink of iron gall.
-Supplement makers use multiple types of iron in dietary supplements.
Aside from ferrous sulfate, the most common are ferrous gluconate, ferric citrate, and ferric sulfate.
-Ferrous sulfate is used as a lawn conditioner and fertilizer.
-Ferrous sulfate is the main active ingredient in many commercial moss killer products as Ferrous sulfate will will turn moss black.
-Industrially, ferrous sulfate is mainly used as a precursor to other iron compounds.
-Ferrous sulfate is a reducing agent, mostly for the reduction of chromate in cement.
-Ferrous sulfate is used in the manufacture of inks including iron gall ink.
-Ferrous sulfate is used a mordant for wool dyeing.
-Ferrous sulphate can also be used to stain concrete and some limestones and sandstones a yellowish rust color.
-Woodworkers use ferrous sulfate solutions to color maple wood a silvery hue.
-In horticulture Ferrous sulfate is used for treating iron chlorosis (yellowing of folliage caused by iron deficiency).
Although not as rapid-acting as iron chelate, Ferrous sulfates effects are longer-lasting.
-Ferrous sulfate can be mixed with compost and dug into to the soil to create a store which can last for years.
-Ferrous sulfate is sometimes added to the cooling water flowing through the brass tubes of a turbine condenser.
Ferrous sulfate forms a corrosion-resistant, protective coating on the inside of the tube.
-Ferrous sulfate is used as a traditional method of treating wood panels on houses, either alone dissolved in water or as a component of water-based paint.
In horticulture Ferrous sulfate is used for treating iron chlorosis (yellowing of folliage caused by iron deficiency).
-Although not as rapid-acting as iron chelate, Ferrous sulfates effects are longer-lasting.
Ferrous sulfate can be mixed with compost and dug into to the soil to create a store which can last for years.
-Ferrous sulfate is sometimes added to the cooling water flowing through the brass tubes of a turbine condenser.
Ferrous sulfate forms a corrosion-resistant, protective coating on the inside of the tube.
-Ferrous sulfate is used as a traditional method of treating wood panels on houses, either alone dissolved in water or as a component of water-based paint.
-Iron in the sulphate form is less plant available than chelated sources, and as such is not commonly used as a fertilizer source for hydroponic feeding.
-The system for iron salts, iron oxide pigment, mordant, purifying agent, antiseptics and disinfectants.
-Medicines for anti-anemia drug, local convergence agents and lood agents, can be used for chronic blood loss caused by ulterine fibroids.
-Reagents and analysis system ferrite raw materials.
-As a feed additive iron fortifier.
-Ferrous sulfate can be used as agricultural pesticides, to control wheat smut, scar apple and pear scab, fruit rot disease.
-Food grade used as nutritional supplements, such as iron strong agents, fruit and vegetable coloring agent.
-Also Ferrous sulfate be used as fertilizer, can removethe trunk moss and lichens.
-Manufacturing magnetic iron oxide, iron oxide red and iron blue inorganic pigments, iron catalyst and the raw material poly ferric sulfate.
-Also Ferrous sulfate is used for chromatographic analysis reagents.
-Ferrous sulphate is a form of iron supplement often used to replenish iron stores and relieve the unwelcome symptoms of an iron-deficiency.
-Sulphate of Iron is a Soil Conditioner an feed in a ready to use granular format that can be used to condition the soil and feed ericacous/acid-loving/lime-hating plants.
-Ferrous sulfate, also called iron sulfate, is a form of iron with several uses as a lawn treatment.
Iron products encourage deep greening of turf grasses without encouraging excessive growth, helping lawns achieve a lush appearance without the overuse of nitrogen fertilizers.
Also used ferrous sulfate to lower the pH of soils that might be too alkaline to support a healthy lawn and to temporarily control unwanted mosses.
-Water treatment
-Removal of suspended solids & phosphorous
-Flocculation agent
-Biogas – used for bonding of Hydrogen Sulphide
-Raw material in production of pigments and other iron compounds
-Ferrous Sulphate is a high quality soluble source of iron and sulphur suitable for foliar or fertigation applications.
-Ferrous sulphate can be used in a wide range of applications but as a fertiliser or soil amendment is useful in helping green up turf before major events.
Also useful in burning off some weed varieties in turf.
Helps overcome leaf tissue deficiencies and eliminate yellowing of leaves.
-Like all Sulphate fertiliser forms it will aid in reducing pH over time in highly alkaline soils where a program using Sulphates is being used to acidify soil and bring pH down within the ideal range.
-Ferrous sulphate should be dissolved in water and applied as a spray on turf, ornamentals and vegetables.
-For use on greens, tees, and other closely mowed turf.
-Mostly used as a moss killer on lawns
-Can be used to feed plants
-Suitable feed for acid loving plants such as
-Use to feed plants with iron deficiency
-Ferrous Sulphate is an essential element for a healthy lawn.
Ferrous Sulphate boosts photosynthesis (the process that turns light energy into chemical energy for nutrition).
During photosynthesis, the plant extracts minerals from the soil and makes sugars with the help of solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water.
This process increases the plant’s resilience and gives it its beautiful, deep green colour.
Ferrous Sulphate helps the grass plant extract energy from sunlight.
-Iron sulphate (aka ferrous sulphate) is often referred to as a “trace element” (meaning it contains a minimal amount of metal).
Ferrous Sulphate is added to general fertiliser mixes, defined by their NPK values.
-Chemically, iron sulphate is a salt with various applications – industrially, horticulturally, and even medically.
-Iron sulphate has several uses and can be applied to your lawn throughout the growing season to bring energy and vitality to your lawn.
-Lawn-bound products are usually supplied in powder or granulated form and are often included in general fertiliser mixes.
-The principal reasons for adding iron sulphate to your lawn are:
*Boosting the nutrient levels of your lawn after the winter
*Providing your lawn with a fresh, deep green glow
*Improving resilience before scarifying
*To combat moss
-Iron sulfate is used as a flocculant in water treatment to precipitate phosphorus from wastewater.
-Iron sulphate (FeSO4), even copperas, can also be used for painting of wooden facades.
The treatment gives the wood a gray shade that after a time imitates old untreated wood.
Iron sulfate is included in Falu red paint and is considered to have some protection against rot.
-Iron sulfate is also used as a mordant in vegetable dyeing and is also used for moss control and as iron supplementation in pig feed.
-Iron sulfate is used to make iron alums and other ferric compounds.
-As a coagulant in water.
-The Agricultural, Lawn and Garden, and Turf Management industries use Iron Sulphate to correct iron chlorosis or deficiencies in plants and soils, to eliminate moss, to reduce alkalinity (pH), and as a trace element or micronutrient in fertilisers.
-Iron sulphate also can suppress worms and work as a turf hardener to help against disease.
-Applications of iron sulphate range from medical purposes, for iron deficiency treatment, to industrial ones.
The main industrial application is as a precursor to iron compounds and as a reducing agent.
Iron sulphate can also be used as a fertilizer for soil amendment and as a colorant for many different materials.
For all these applications a high surface area is essential, which can be achieved by grinding the iron sulphate to the desired particle size on a Bauermeister Roller Mill, Gap Mill or Universal Mill.
-Will adjust the pH levels as an acidifier on alkaline grounds.
-Precipitant, coagulant and flocculent for industrial water/effluent treatment.
-Phosphate treatment
-Hydrogen Sulphide elimination
-High iron content
-Agriculture
-Chromate reduction in cement
-Manufacture of animal feed, pigments and ceramics.
-Iron sulphate is used as iron supplements are indicated in patients with diseases caused by iron deficiency.
-Iron sulphate is used in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia, prophylaxis for iron deficiency in pregnancy.
-Ferrous sulfate can also be used with chlorine.
This treatment is normally known as chlorinated copperas treatment.
-Iron sulphate is used in a wide variety of industries including the medical, manufacturing, and horticulture sectors.
Iron sulphate is also used as a granular fertiliser.
-Ferrous sulphate’s use as a moss killer helps to acidify alkaline soils to provide ideal conditions for a range of ericaceous plants.
Ferrous sulphate is also effective and cost efficient means of controlling moss and algae and as an ingredient in both lawn sand and lawn dressings.
-Iron causes moss to go black.
In fact, iron sulphate causes a burn effect on the moss so that the plant becomes fragile and eventually dies.
Because iron sulphate is good for use as a fertiliser, Ferrous sulphate will benefit your lawn and make Ferrous sulphate greener.
Essentially, Ferrous sulphate has a selective mechanism that only targets moss.
-The sulphate acidifies the soil and promotes fine leaved grass growth.
-High alkaline soil hurts grass growth.
-Controls unwanted moss that ruin the appearance of your lawn.
-Reduces that chance of turf disease.
-Fertilises the soil.
-Ferrous sulphate can be used as a modifier or a mordant.
Ferrous sulphate can be used on all fibers and makes colors darker in tone.
Ferrous sulphate also increases lightfastness and washfastness of the dyed project.
-Ferrous sulphate powder is light green and food grade.
Too much Ferrous sulphate can harshen the hand of protein (silk, wool) fibers.
-Iron Sulfate may also be used as the reducing agent in a traditional indigo fermentation vat, often called the “Copperas” vat.
-It is also possible to create an iron acetate mordant by combining iron and acetic acid.
What are the BENEFITS of IRON SULPHATE?
Myoglobin helps to store oxygen in the muscle cells.
Ferrous sulfate is a mineral important to the body.
Ferrous sulfate is used to treat anaemia of iron deficiency, which is a shortage of red blood cells caused by too little iron in the body.
Ferrous sulfate can also be used for uses other than those specified in this drug guide.
REACTIONS of IRON SULPHATE:
Upon dissolving in water, ferrous sulfates form the metal aquo complex [Fe(H2O)6]2+, which is an almost colorless, paramagnetic ion.
On heating, iron(II) sulfate first loses its water of crystallization and the original green crystals are converted into a white anhydrous solid.
When further heated, the anhydrous material releases sulfur dioxide, leaving a reddish-brown iron(III) oxide. Decomposition of iron(II) sulfate begins at about 680 °C (1,256 °F).
Like other iron(II) salts, iron(II) sulfate is a reducing agent.
PRODUCTION of IRON SULPHATE:
When steel finishing before plating or coating, the steel sheet or rod passes through the sulphuric acid pickling baths.
It generates a significant amount of iron(II) sulfate as a by-product.
Fe+H2SO4⟶FeSO4+H2
Another source of production of large amounts of Ferrous Sulphate is the production of titanium dioxide from ilmenite by the sulfate process.
Ferrous sulfate is also produced commercially by the oxidation process of pyrite:
2FeS2+7O2+2H2O⟶2FeSO4+2H2SO4
Displacing metals that are less reactive than iron from the solutions of their sulfate can also produce ferrous sulphate:
CuSO4+Fe⟶FeSO4+Cu
IRON(II) SULFATE is available in several states of hydrations, and some of these types occur in nature.
Such as;
FeSO4⋅H2O (Szomolnokite, relatively rare)
FeSO4⋅4H2O (Rozenite, white, relatively common, maybe dehydration product of melanterite)
FeSO4⋅5H2O (Siderotil, relatively rare)
FeSO4⋅6H2O (Ferrohexahydrite, relatively rare)
FeSO4⋅7H2O (Melanterite, blue-green, very common)
Physical and chemical properties of IRON SULPHATE:
Appearance Form: solid
Molar mass: 151.908 g/mol
Melting point: 70 °C
Boiling point: 330 °C
Density: 2.84 g/cm³
Soluble in: Water
Odor Threshold: No data available
pH: 3,0 - 4,0 at 50 g/l at 25 °C
Melting point/freezing point:
Melting point/range: 64 °C
Initial boiling point and boiling range: No data available
Flash point: Not applicable
Evaporation rate: No data available
Flammability (solid, gas): No data available
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: No data available
Vapor pressure: 14,6 hPa at 25 °C
Vapor density: No data available
Relative density: No data available
Water solubility: at 25 °C soluble
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water: Not applicable for inorganic substances
Autoignition temperature: No data available
Decomposition temperature: No data available
Viscosity:
Viscosity, kinematic: No data available
Viscosity, dynamic: No data available
Explosive properties: No data available
Oxidizing properties: No data available
The chemical formula of the ferrous sulphate is −FeSO4
Its Molar mass is – 151.908 g/mol.
The density of ferrous sulphate is 2.84g/cm3
Colour/Appearance of ferrous sulphate –
Anhydrous: White crystals
Monohydrate: Yellowish white crystals
Heptahydrate: Bluish-green crystals.
Odour: It is odourless
The Melting point of ferrous sulphate is 56-64degree C.
The Boiling point of the ferrous sulphate is >300degree C.
Covalently-Bonded Unit – 2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor – 4
To make an IRON SULPHATE solution for mordant, color shifting, painting or spraying:
Weigh or measure ferrous sulfate into a plastic beaker or non-reactive container
Add approximately 1 cup (225 ml) cold water and stir well.
If using a large amount of ferrous sulfate, use a larger container and add more water to fully dissolve.
Strain out any undissolved grains of iron with a coffee filter or sieve.
The ferrous sulfate solution is ready to use.
Add to a dye bath, or put in a spray bottle or use for eco-printing.
ferrous sulfate will store well at room temperature in a covered jar or container.
Stir ferrous sulfate before using.
Mordanting and color shifting of yarn, fiber or fabrics :
Fill a dye pot with enough water to hold fibers, and add ferrous sulfate solution and stir well.
Add fibers, rotating often for the first 15-20 minutes, then make sure they are fully submerged in
the ferrous sulfate solution.
Heat the iron mordant bath to 130°F (55°C) and hold for 30 minutes, stirring carefully and constantly to avoid streaks.
Remove from heat, let cool to handle easily and rinse fibers in cool water.
For color shifting, immerse fibers in the cold iron bath after have first dyed your fibers a base color.
Watch fiber or yarn and remove it when the ferrous sulfate has shifted to the color you desire.
This may take only a few minutes, so watch carefully, and ferrous sulfate bath temperature may still be cold or barely warm, as this reaction works fast.
Cool the fibers, then rinse in cool.
Water.
If very dark grayed shades, allow the fibers to remain in the bath and bring the temperature to 130°F (55°C), removing when ferrous sulfate is the shade you desire.
Cotton, linen and hemp will tolerate higher dye bath temperatures, and you can bring those to 180°F (82°C) for darker shades.
First aid measures of IRON SULPHATE:
-Description of first-aid measures:
General advice:
Show this material safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.
If inhaled
After inhalation: fresh air.
In case of skin contact:
Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.
Rinse skin with water/ shower.
In case of eye contact
After eye contact:
Rinse out with plenty of water.
Call in ophthalmologist.
Remove contact lenses.
If swallowed:
After swallowing:
Immediately make victim drink water (two glasses at most).
Consult a physician.
-Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed:
No data available
Firefighting measures of IRON SULPHATE:
-Extinguishing media:
Suitable extinguishing media:
Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local circumstances and the surrounding environment.
Unsuitable extinguishing media:
For this substance/mixture no limitations of extinguishing agents are given.
-Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture:
Nature of decomposition products not known.
Not combustible.
Ambient fire may liberate hazardous vapours.
-Advice for firefighters:
Stay in danger area only with self-contained breathing apparatus.
Prevent skin contact by keeping a safe distance or by wearing suitable protective clothing.
-Further information:
Suppress (knock down) gases/vapors/mists with a water spray jet.
Prevent fire extinguishing water from contaminating surface water or the ground water system.
Accidental release measures of IRON SULPHATE:
-Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures:
Advice for non-emergency personnel:
Avoid inhalation of dusts.
Avoid substance contact.
Ensure adequate ventilation.
Evacuate the danger area, observe emergency procedures, consult an expert.
-Environmental precautions:
Do not let product enter drains.
-Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:
Cover drains.
Collect, bind, and pump off spills.
Observe possible material restrictions.
Take up dry.
Dispose of properly.
Clean up affected area.
Avoid generation of dusts.
Handling and storage of IRON SULPHATE:
-Precautions for safe handling:
-Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:
Storage conditions:
Tightly closed.
Dry.
Air sensitive.
Store under inert gas.
Hygroscopic
Exposure controls/personal protection of IRON SULPHATE:
-Control parameters:
Ingredients with workplace control parameters
-Exposure controls:
Personal protective equipment:
Eye/face protection:
Use equipment for eye protection tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or EN 166(EU).
Safety glasses.
Skin protection:
This recommendation applies only to the product stated in the safety data sheet, supplied by us and for the designated use.
When dissolving in or mixing with other substances and under conditions deviating from those stated in EN374 please contact the supplier of CE-approved gloves.
Full contact:
Material: Nitrile rubber
Minimum layer thickness: 0,11 mm
Break through time: 480 min
Splash contact
Material: Nitrile rubber
Minimum layer thickness: 0,11 mm
Break through time: 480 min
Body Protection:
Protective clothing
Respiratory protection:
Recommended Filter type:
Filter B-(P2)
The entrepeneur has to ensure that maintenance, cleaning and testing of respiratory protective devices are carried out according to the instructions of the producer.
Stability and reactivity of IRON SULPHATE:
Reactivity: No data available
Chemical stability:
The product is chemically stable under standard ambient conditions (room temperature) .
Synonyms:
Ferrous salt
Ferrous sulfateheptahydrate
Iron(II) sulfate
