Nickel Sulphate Hexahydrate

Gandi Chemical Solutions supplies Nickel Sulphate Hexahydrate (CAS 10101-97-0) to mines, concentrators and mineral processing plants. It is supplied as technical grade. Packaging: 25kg. Priced by quotation, with a current safety data sheet on every consignment.

Nickel sulphate hexahydrate forms distinctive blue to blue-green crystals and serves primarily as the nickel source in electroplating baths, where it deposits bright, corrosion-resistant nickel coatings onto metal parts. It also feeds into catalyst manufacturing and other nickel chemistry. Given its classification as a possible inhalation carcinogen and its toxicity to aquatic life, this product is restricted to professional and industrial users only, with appropriate dust control and effluent management required. GCS supplies it in 25kg packs at technical grade.

Where nickel sulphate hexahydrate is used

• Nickel electroplating and electroless nickel bath make-up
• Cathode active material precursor for lithium-ion battery manufacture
• Catalyst preparation in hydrogenation chemistry
• Mordant in textile dyeing and metal surface treatment

Key features

• Technical grade. Blue to blue-green transparent crystals.
• CAS 10101-97-0, NiSO4.6H2O.
• Also ordered as Nickel(II) sulfate hexahydrate, Nickel monosulfate hexahydrate, Niccolum Sulphuricum.
• Supplied in 25kg, with larger units quoted on request.
• Classified Danger. Current SDS ships with every consignment.

Specification and grade

Technical-grade nickel sulphate hexahydrate, CAS 10101-97-0, formula NiSO₄·6H₂O, molecular weight 262.85 g/mol, supplied as blue to blue-green transparent crystals with a density of 2.07 g/cm³. The hexahydrate is the standard plating form; battery-precursor duty usually calls for a tighter impurity specification, particularly on cobalt, copper and iron.

Handling and storage

Signal word Danger. Harmful if swallowed, causes skin irritation, may cause cancer by inhalation, and is very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects. Supply is restricted to professional users. The controlling exposure route is dust — weigh and transfer under extraction, never dry-sweep a spill, and provide skin protection because nickel is a well-documented sensitiser. Effluent containing nickel must be treated; it cannot go to drain.

Packaging and supply

Standard pack is 25kg. Supply is restricted to professional and industrial users, and we will ask what the material is for. If the duty is battery precursor rather than plating, say so on the enquiry — the impurity specification is different and so is the price.

References and related supply

• More from this range: Mining Chemicals
• Related products: Industrial Grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate, Lithium Carbonate 98-99.99%, Citric Acid Monohydrate
• Independent chemical record: PubChem entry for CAS 10101-97-0