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Outline

At room temperature, zinc sulfate heptahydrate is white particles or powder, it is orthorhombic crystal, it has convergence, it is common astringent, it will weathering in dry air. When be heated 30℃, it can lose a part of crystal water, at 100℃ it loses six crystal water molecules, it loses seven crystal water molecules at 280℃, it decomposes into zinc oxide and sulfur trioxide at 767℃. It is soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol and glycerol. It requires confined preservation. It is mainly used as raw material for the production of zinc, barium and other zinc saline, it is also important auxiliary raw material for the viscose fiber and vinylon fiber, it can be also used as mordant dyeing, leather and wood preservative, glue clarifying and preserving agents, medical emetic and fungicides, it can be used for trace element fertilizers on agriculture.

Toxicity

Referrence zinc sulfate monohydrate.

Waste battery preparation

The zinc skin of battery is peeled off and washed, then it is put into a beaker, it is cut into small pieces, add water, add concentrated sulfuric acid, properly be heated. If zinc skin dissolves completely, then adds zinc skin, zinc skin is generally control slight excess, this is better handled. Zinc sulfate solution is heated to evaporate, zinc sulfate heptahydrate is crystallized out, it is dried at 120℃, and then dried finished product can be obtained.

Production method

(1) Synthesis method: 18% sulfuric acid was added into to dissolve the dross of dilute solution in reactor, with stirring zinc oxide (or zinc raw material) was added to adjust slurry. Then adds sulfuric acid, the reaction occurs in a stirred acidproof reactor, Ph is controlled at 5.1, it is the end of the reaction, concentration is about 38°Bé. The reaction is filtered, it is heated to 80℃, the addition of zinc to displace copper, cadmium, nickel, then it is filtered, and the filtrate is heated to above 80℃, potassium permanganate (or bleach) is added and heated to boil, the impurity of iron oxide, manganese is oxidated, it is filtered and the filtrate was clarified, then it is evaporated to 49~52 ° Bé, it goes through cooling and crystallization, centrifugal dewatering, drying to obtain zinc sulfate heptahydrate. its ZnO + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2O (2) Zinc material is slowly added into diluted sulfuric acid which the relative density is 1.16, temperature is controlled at 80~90℃, after about 2h, Ph value of solution is 5.1 to 5.4, after reaction, the relative density of solution is about 1.35; and then adds small amount of high manganese bleach or potassium, iron, manganese oxide precipitation, filtration spoil the ,filtrate is put into the replacement bucket, then adds small amount of zinc powder and it is stirred at 75~90℃ for 40~50min, replacement of heavy metals copper, lead, cadmium and other impurities. After filtration, the filtrate is oxidated by small amount of bleach or potassium permanganate, further removes small amounts of iron, manganese, and it is filtered to get zinc sulfate solution which relative density is 1.28 to 1.32. This solution is cooled in the crystallizer kettle crystalline for 2~3d, after fractional crystallization, dry finished product is obtained which spin-dried at 40~50℃. ZnO + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2O (3) Zinc material is slowly added into diluted sulfuric acid which the relative density is 1.16, temperature is controlled at 80~90℃, after about 2h, Ph value of solution is 5.1 to 5.4, after reaction, the relative density of solution is about 1.35; and then adds small amount of high manganese bleach or potassium, iron, manganese oxide precipitation, filtration spoil the ,filtrate is put into the replacement bucket, then adds small amount of zinc powder and it is stirred at 75~90℃ for 40~50min, replacement of heavy metals copper, lead, cadmium and other impurities. After filtration, the filtrate is oxidated by small amount of bleach or potassium permanganate, further removes small amounts of iron, manganese, and it is filtered to get zinc sulfate solution which relative density is 1.28 to 1.32. This solution is cooled in the crystallizer kettle crystalline for 2~3d, after fractional crystallization, dry finished product is obtained which spin-dried at 40~50℃.

Safety Profile

Human poison by an unspecified route. Poison experimentally by subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes. Moderately toxic by ingestion. Experimental reproductive effects. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of SOx and ZnO. See also ZINC SULFATE.

Definition

ChEBI: A hydrate that is the heptahydrate form of zinc sulfate.

Brand name

Verazinc (Forest).

General Description

Zinc sulfate heptahydrate has various industrial applications. It is widely employed as an electrolyte for zinc electroplating and for the storage of solar energy in various solar appliances. Its crystals exhibit diamagnetism.

Agricultural Uses

Zinc sulphate heptahydrate (ZnSO4?7H2O), also called white vitriol, is the most common form of zinc sulphate. It forms zinc sulphate monohydrate above 70°C and anhydrous salt at 280°C, and is used as a mordant and a styptic (to check bleeding).

Industrial uses

Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4·7H2O) is a white powder, very soluble in water (i.e. 37% at 20 °C). Zinc sulfate is primarily used in base-metal flotation as a depressant for sphalerite. Zinc sulfate has been used to depress talc in by-product molybdenum circuit.