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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Green crystals formed by the reaction of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetic%20acid acetic acid] with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron iron]. Ferrous acetate was used as a mordant for black dyes on [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk]. It was also used in dyeing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather] and preserving [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood].
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Green crystals formed by the reaction of [[acetic acid]] with [[iron]]. Ferrous acetate was used as a mordant for black dyes on [[cotton]] and [[silk]]. It was also used in dyeing [[leather]] and preserving [[wood]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 10:05, 15 January 2014

Description

Green crystals formed by the reaction of Acetic acid with Iron. Ferrous acetate was used as a mordant for black dyes on Cotton and Silk. It was also used in dyeing Leather and preserving Wood.

Synonyms and Related Terms

iron acetate; acetate of iron; black liquor, iron liquor; pyrolignite of iron

Other Properties

Soluble in water and alcohol. Oxidizes to ferric acetate in air.

Composition Fe(C2H3O2)2.4H2O

Hazards and Safety

Combustible.

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

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