Table 14 (Continued)
Chemical Shipping Data and Characteristics
Chemical
Shipping Data
Characteristics
Weight
Solubility
Appearance
lb/cu ft
Containers
Grades or
Common Name/
(Bulk
Commercial
in Water
and
and
Available
Formula
gm/100 mL1
Density)
Strength
Properties
Requirements
Use
Forms
70 to 72
3H2O
2H2O, red brown
Granules
Bags: 100 lb
Very soluble
FERRIC SULFATE:
3H2O, red gray
Drums: 400 &
Fe2(SO4)33H2O
68% Fe2(SO4)3
Cakes at high RH
425 lb
(Ferrifloc)
18.5% Fe
Corrosive in
Bulk: C/L
Fe2(SO4)32H2O
2H2O
soln.
(Ferriclear)
76% Fe2 (SO4)3
Store dry in
(Iron sulfate)
21% Fe
tight containers
Coag. pH 4-6 &
Stains
8.8-9.2
Dosage: 0.3 to 3 gpg
Precipitate PO4
63 to 66
55% FeSO4
32.8
at
0C
Fine greenish
Bags: 100 lb
FERROUS SULFATE:
Granules
20% Fe
37.5
at
10C
crystals
Bbl: 400 lb
FeSO47H2O
Crystals
48.5
at
20C
M.P. is 64C
Bulk
(Copperas, iron
Powder
60.2
at
30C
Oxidizes in
sulfate, sugar
Lumps
moist air
sulfate, green
Efflorescent in
vitroil)
dry air
Coagulation at pH 8.8
Masses in
to 9.2
storage at
Chrome reduction in
higher temp.
waste treatment
Soln. is acid
Sewage odor control
Precipitate PO4
Soln. 35%
4,000 and 8,000
Clear, colorless
For 35%,
For 35%,
Completely
H2O2
& 50%
gal T/C and
liquid at all
sp.g. =
396 g/L H2O2
miscible
Odor control
4,000 T/T
concentrations
1.13 or
or 16.5% O2
9.4 lb/gal
For 50%,
F.P. for 50% =
For 50%,
598 g/L H2O2
-40C
sp.g. =
or 23.5% O2
1.20 or
10.0 lb/gal
METHANOL: CH3OH
Liquid
Drums, bulk
Clear, colorless
For 100%,
99%
Completely
Wood alcohol
liquid at all
sp.g. @
miscible
denitrification
concentrations
20C =
0.7917