Cuprous Oxide

Common name: Cuprous Oxide

Product: Cuprous Oxide Red (Calcine way)

Molecular formula: Cu2O

Molecular weight: 143.08

CAS Number: 1317-39-1

Specification: 75%WP

Physical & Chemical Properties

Cuprous Oxide is red powder with density 6.00, melting point 1235°C., boiling point 1800°C, it dissolves in hydrochloric aid, ammonium chloride and ammonia water, it doesn’t dissolve in alcohol or water. Cuprous Oxide can be slowly turned into copper oxide in wet weather, and it is very steady and poison in dry weather.

Application

Cuprous oxide is used to made ship bottom anti-fouling paint (to kill the lower marine plants and animals).

Cuprous oxide is also used as a main raw material to produce bactericide in farm chemical industry, or used as red pigment in ceramic, enamel and glass industry.