Mercuric Oxide Production Cost Reports

Mercuric Oxide production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Mercuric Oxide production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of Mercuric Oxide. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Mercuric Oxide (HgO) is an orange red colored crystalline chemical. It comprises one mercury and one oxygen atom. It is a dense crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 216.59 g/mol. It is a powdered chemical with no odor. Its melting point is measured around 500 °C. It undergoes decomposition when heated above 500 °C. It is poorly soluble in water. However, it is soluble in some organic solvents, including nitric acid, solution of alkali cyanides, or solution of alkali iodides and hydrochloric acid. It can gradually dissolve in alkali bromides. The compound is insoluble in solvents, including ether, acetone, alkali, ammonia, and alcohol.

Mercuric Oxide exhibits a +2-oxidation state. It is also known as a red Mercuric Oxide that has a density of around 11.1 g/cm³ and 27.5 °C. It can easily decompose when exposed to light and air and results in the formation of mercury and oxygen. It can also decompose when heated at a higher temperature. The chemical emits highly toxic fumes of mercury on decomposition at 500 °C.

It is an inorganic compound that is involved in several commercial operations. It is a metallic oxide that is considered a component in electronic, cosmetics and chemical products. It is a toxic chemical that can be used as a component to produce electric batteries and storage devices that are further installed in various electronics. It is also utilized as an ingredient which is used in the formulation of pigments that is used for coating and coloring activities. It serves as a seed protectant that is used to coat the seeds before sowing them in the crop fields. Additionally, Mercuric Oxide is included as a chemical preservative which is used in the formulation of cosmetics. The compound is widely used in the synthesis of mercury salts in the chemical industry, as well.