Cobalt Sulphate By N. R. Chemicals Corporation

Cobalt Sulphate is one of the most commonly available salts of cobalt. Cobalt Sulphate can be prepared by reacting cobalt metal or cobalt oxide/hydroxide with aqueous sulphuric acid. Heating the solution to drive off the water will give the hydrated forms of Cobalt Sulphate. If anhydrous cobalt sulphate is desired , the hydrated crystals must be heated to 250 A C to drive off water.
Cobalt sulphate is a red crystalline granule powder, which can be blended with fertilizer to increase herbage cobalt levels for animal health and is also an animal remedy used to prevent and treat cobalt deficiency in livestock.
Cobalt Sulfate is a reddish, toxic, metallic salt. Cobalt sulfate is used in the electrochemical industries, as a drier in paints and inks, as a coloring agent, in storage batteries and as a supplement for Vitamin B12 deficiency. Exposure to cobalt sulfate results in irritation of the skin, eyes and respiratory tract and affects the thyroid, lungs, heart and kidneys. Cobalt sulfate is mutagenic in mammalian cells and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.