Ferric Chloride

Ferric chloride is an aqueous solution that ranges in color from colourless to light brown and possesses a slight hydrochloric acid odor. It is considered non-combustible; however, ferric chloride exhibits high corrosiveness towards most metals and is likely corrosive to tissue.

We use advanced processes to make the quality high. The material is packaged in UN approved packaging, making it safe to store and transport around the world. With a production capacity of 800 Tons per month, we can keep up with extensive demands and ensure prompt and reliable supply to meet the needs.

Applications

In industrial application, iron(III) chloride is used in sewage treatment and drinking water production. In this application, FeCl3 in slightly basic water reacts with the hydroxide ion to form a floc of iron(III) hydroxide, or more precisely formulated as FeO(OH)-, that can remove suspended materials.

Another important application of iron(III) chloride is etching copper in two-step redox reaction to copper(I) chloride and then to copper(II) chloride in the production of printed circuit boards

Iron(III) chloride is used as catalyst for the reaction of ethylene with chlorine, forming ethylene dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane), an important commodity chemical, which is mainly used for the industrial production of vinyl chloride, the monomer for making PVC.