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Water and Wastewater Treatment:
- Coagulation: Ferric sulfate acts as a coagulant in both drinking water and wastewater treatment, helping to remove suspended solids, turbidity, and other contaminants.
- pH Adjustment: It can be used to lower the pH of wastewater.
- Heavy Metal Precipitation: It aids in the precipitation of dissolved heavy metals.
Other Industrial Uses:
- Textile Dyeing: It’s used as a mordant, helping dyes adhere to fabrics.
- Pigments: It’s used in the production of pigments for paints, inks, and dyes.
- Metal Processing: Ferric sulfate solutions are used in the processing of aluminum and steel.
- Medical applications: As a hemostatic agent in medical procedures to stop bleeding
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