chlorure de magnésium

Traductions

• anglais

  Date : 1983

  Définition

  A deliquescent white powder produced from sewater and used as a source of magneisum (by electrolysis). MgCl₂ melts at 708°C (1297°F) and its hydrate. MgCl₂ . 6H₂O, loses water above 100°C (212°F), but also hydrolyzes by the reaction: MgCl² . 6H₂O MgO + 2HCl + 5H₂O, so the anhydrous form cannot be made by drying the hydrate.

  Note :

  It is a useful fireproffing and extinguishing material and also has numerous applications in the textile industry. It has some use as a catalyst and precipitant for solids, as well as in special cements, and has mild disinfectant action.

  Terme :

  1. magnesium chloride