Zirconium sulfate

Description

White crystalline zirconium salt that is used as a reagent in the preparation of silicone plastics and some water-repellent treatments for textiles. White, water-resistant leathers are produced using zirconium chloride and zirconium sulfate as tanning agents.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Hauser's salt; zirconium sulfate tetrahydrate

Risks

• Contact causes irritation to skin, eyes, nose and lungs.
• Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water slowly decomposing to form 4ZrO2.3SO3.15H20 (Hauser's salt)

Composition	ZrSO4
CAS	14644-61-2
Melting Point	410 C
Density	3.22 g/ml
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 283.35

Resources and Citations

• Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 10315