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ERIOCHROME BLACK T

Product code RXSOL-60-6604-548

ERIOCHROME BLACK T

Description

Eriochrome® Black T is used as an indicator for complexometric titrations. It functions as an acid-base indicator. Eriochrome® Black T forms complex with Ca2+ and Mg2+, but it binds more strongly to Mg2+ ions. Eriochrome® Black T is a hydroxyl-arylazo dye and is generally supplied as a monosodium salt.

Application
Application

Eriochrome Black T is a complexometric indicator that is used in complexometric titrations, e.g. in the water hardness determination process. It is an azo dye. Eriochrome is a trademark of Huntsman Petrochemical, LLC. In its deprotonated form, Eriochrome Black T is blue

Precautions
Precautions