Applications for Chromium Compounds

Chromium(VI) oxide utilized for chromium electroplating, as a starting material for chromium dioxide, in wood protection and for the manufacture of chromium-containing catalysts. 

Chromium(lV) oxide utilized in the manufacture of magnetic memory materials. 

Chromium(IIf) oxide utilized in the manufacture of chromium metal by aluminothermic reduction, as a pigment and as a polishing agent. 

Basic chromium sulfate utilized for the tanning of leather. 

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