Barium Sulfate
Product Description
| Product | Barium Sulfate |
| CAS | 7727-43-7 |
| Formula | BaSO4 |
| Synonym | Barite Powder, Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1) |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 4.25-4.5 |
| Practically Insoluble | in water, dilute acids, alcohol |
| Chloride | < 0.001% |
| Assay | > 97.0% |
| Acidity | < 0.01% |
| Water-soluble salts | < 0.02% |
| Phosphate | < 0.001% |
| Iron | < 0.001% |
| Heavy Metals | < 0.001% |
| Melting Point | 1580 c |
| Odor | wh. or ylsh. fine powd. free from grittiness, odorless, tasteless |
| Refractive Index | 1.64 |
| Molecular weight | 233.40 |
| Solubility | conc. sulfuric acid |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Weighting Agent; Used to add weight to a drilling fluid Click here for more drilling fluid additives! It is also the active ingredient used for radiopaque contrast imaging to help doctors accurately see the inner workings of the human body.
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| Class | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) & Intermediates, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Commercial Chemicals, Drilling Fluid Additives, Weighting Agents, Industrial Chemicals |
| Function | Intermediates, Drilling Fluid Additives, Weighting Agent |
| Industry | Industrial, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Drilling Fluid, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing |
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