Nickel Chloride

Product Description

Nickel Chloride is a highly pure industrial chemical with a purity of 95%. It is a powder form chemical with a pH level of 2.0, suitable for various industrial applications. The chemical is stored at room temperature, making it easy to handle and store. The product is widely used in the manufacturing of catalysts, electroplating, and batteries. The high level of purity ensures that the product is of high quality and delivers excellent results.

Nickel(II) chloride (or just nickel chloride) is the chemical compound NiCl2. The anhydrous salt is yellow, but the more familiar hydrate NiCl2.6H2O is green. Nickel(II) chloride, in various forms, is the most important source of nickel for chemical synthesis.

The nickel chlorides are deliquescent, absorbing moisture from the air to form a solution. Nickel salts have been shown to be carcinogenic to the lungs and nasal passages in cases of long-term inhalation exposure.

Large scale production and uses of nickel chloride are associated with the purification of nickel from its ores. It is generated upon extraction nickel matte and residues obtained from roasting refining nickel-containing ores using hydrochloric acid. Electrolysis of nickel chloride solutions are used in the production of nickel metal. Other significant routes to nickel chloride arise from processing of ore concentrates such as various reactions involving copper chlorides:

Nickel chloride is not usually prepared in the laboratory because it is inexpensive and has a long shelf-life. The yellowish dihydrate, NiCl2.2H2O is produced by heating the hexahydrate between 66 and 133 C