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Dark green crystals.
2. Physical and Chemical Properties
It is deliquescent and easily soluble in water, forming a weakly acidic solution, soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in acetone, hardly soluble in diethyl ether, decomposing upon heating.
3. Application
In the chemical industry, it is used in the production of other chromium salts; in the organic synthesis, it is used in the production of chromium-containing catalysts and olefin polymerization catalysts; in the pigment industry, it is used in manufacturing various chromium-based pigments; in the textile and dyeing industry, it serves as a mordant and as an intermediate in leather tanning; in the ceramic industry, it is applied in glaze coloring; in the electroplating industry, it is used in trivalent chromium plating.
4. Product Information
English Name: Chromium(III) Chloride Hexahydrate
CAS Number: 10060-12-5
Molecular Formula: CrCl₃·6H₂O
Molecular Weight: 266.45
5. Product Categories and Quality Standards
Standard: Q/DZGY 018-2024
| Quality Index | Premium Grade | First Grade | Qualified Grade |
| Chromium(III) Chloride Hexahydrate (as CrCl₃·6H₂O), w/% ≥ | 99.0 | 98.30 | 98.00 |
| Iron (as Fe), w/% ≤ | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Calcium (as Ca), w/% ≤ | 0.02 | 0.02 | —— |
| Potassium (as K), w/% ≤ | 0.01 | 0.01 | —— |
Sodium (as Na), w/% ≤ | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Aluminum (as Al), w/% ≤ | 0.03 | 0.03 | —— |
| Sulfates (as SO₄), w/% ≤ | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Water-insoluble matter, w/% ≤ | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.10 |
6. Packaging
25 kg paper-plastic composite bags or customer specifications.
7. Storage
Store in a cool, dry, ventilated warehouse, keep away from fire or flame, and avoid heat and direct sunlight during storage and transportation.