Product code RXSOL-19-6605-019Category Cooling Water Chemical

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Overview

Barium Chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCl2. It is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium. Like other barium salts, it is toxic and imparts a yellow-green coloration to a flame. It is also hygroscopic.

Product description

Barium Chloride – Properties, Uses & Industrial Applications

Barium Chloride (BaCl₂) is a water-soluble inorganic barium salt supplied in anhydrous and hydrated forms. It is generally available as a white crystalline solid and has a molecular weight of 208.23 g/mol in its anhydrous form. 

Barium Chloride is an important industrial chemical and laboratory reagent, particularly valued for its ability to react with sulfate ions and form insoluble Barium Sulfate (BaSO₄). 

Barium Chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCl2. It is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium. Like other barium salts, it is toxic and imparts a yellow-green coloration to a flame. It is also hygroscopic.

Applications

Key Applications of Barium Chloride

1. Sulfate Testing
Barium Chloride is widely used as a laboratory reagent for detecting sulfate ions because the reaction produces a characteristic white precipitate of barium sulfate. 

2. Industrial Water Treatment
It can be used in selected treatment processes where removal of sulfate ions is required through precipitation.

3. Brine Purification
Barium Chloride is used industrially in the purification of brine solutions associated with caustic-chlorine manufacturing. 

4. Pigment Manufacturing
It is used in the manufacture of certain pigments and color lakes and as an intermediate for producing other barium compounds.
5. Metal Treatment

Barium Chloride has applications in heat-treatment salts and case hardening of steel, where controlled surface properties are required. 

6. Glass and Ceramic Industries
Barium chloride and related barium compounds are used in selected glass and ceramic manufacturing processes. 

7. Textile and Leather Processing
Industrial references identify applications in textile dyeing and finishing and in leather tanning and finishing.

Dosage

Barium Chloride Dihydrate

The commonly encountered hydrated grade is Barium Chloride Dihydrate (BaCl₂·2H₂O), with a molecular weight of approximately 244.26 g/mol and CAS No. 10326-27-9. 

When purchasing Barium Chloride, it is important to specify whether the requirement is for anhydrous Barium Chloride or Barium Chloride Dihydrate, because their molecular weights and active concentrations are different.

Remarks

Safety & Handling

Barium Chloride requires careful handling because soluble barium salts are toxic if ingested. Appropriate protective equipment should be used, and the product should be stored securely in accordance with its current SDS and applicable chemical-handling regulations.

Where we supply

Oman. Stocked at our warehouse in Barka, South Al Batinah, and supplied to Muscat, Ruwi, Mutrah, Seeb, Rusayl, Barka, Sohar, Shinas, Saham, Buraimi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur, Salalah, Duqm, Khasab and every other governorate.

Ports and free zones. Port Sultan Qaboos (Mutrah), Mina Al Fahal, Sohar Port and Freezone, Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone, Port of Duqm and the Duqm Special Economic Zone, Port of Sur, Khasab Port and Al Mazunah Free Zone.

Industrial areas. Rusayl, Sohar, Barka (Sanaya), Raysut (Salalah), Nizwa, Sur, Buraimi and Duqm industrial estates, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, and oil and gas sites across Oman.

Beyond Oman. We have branches in the UAE (including Fujairah) and in India (Kandla, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai), and we also supply to South Africa.