Nickel Sulphate, Nickel(II) Sulphate 6-hydrate, is a water-soluble, green crystalline metallic salt, mainly used in the electroplating of Nickel for aesthetic, economic or protective purposes.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROPERTIES

Name: Nickel Sulphate
Formula: NiSO4 . 6H2O
CAS: 10101-97-0
EC: 232-104-9

• Physical state at 20ºC: Solid
• Appearance: Crystalline
• Colour: Colourless
• Odour: Characteristic
• Vapour pressure at 50ºC: <300000 Pa ( 300 kPa)
• Density at 20ºC: 1980 kg/m3
• Relative density at 20ºC: 1,98
• Solubility in water at 20ºC: 208 kg/m3
• Melting point/freezing point: 204ºC
• Flash point: Not applicable

USES

• Manufacture of catalysts for the hydrogenation of fats