At a Glance
Material Family
Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Record Type
Compound
Primary Role
Chelation / Sequestration · Color / Pigmentation
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Used as granular ferric hydroxide (GFH) fixed-bed adsorbent media for removing arsenic (As III/As V), phosphate, and selenium from drinking and process water.
- ▸ Serves as a coagulant/precipitant in municipal and industrial wastewater clarification to bind dissolved metals and phosphorus.
- ▸ Functions as a precursor and reddish-brown to yellow iron-oxide pigment intermediate for coatings, concrete coloring, and ceramics.
- ▸ Applied as a sorbent and polishing medium in environmental remediation systems for heavy-metal and oxyanion capture.
- ▸ Used as an iron source and gelling component in specialty inorganic chemical synthesis and catalyst support preparation.
Physical Properties
Appearance
Reddish-brown to orange amorphous solid or wet gel
Physical State
Solid (granular or gel)
Molecular Weight
106.87 g/mol
Water Solubility
Practically insoluble in water
Odor
Odorless
Safety & Handling
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
1309-33-7
Molecular Formula
FeH3O3
Molecular Weight
106.87 g/mol
IUPAC Name
iron(3+) trihydroxide
PubChem CID
InChI Key
MSNWSDPPULHLDL-UHFFFAOYSA-K
Synonyms & Trade Names
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