Ferrous Oxalate

Alternate Names: Fe (II) Oxalate Dihydrate

Description: FeC2O₄ - 2H₂O

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
FeO	36.70%	1.00
LOI	63.29%	n/a
Oxide Weight		81.80
Formula Weight		222.83

Notes

CAS #: 6047-25-2
Formula weight: 179.90 (Anhydrous FW: 143.87)
Somewhat hygroscopic -- keep in sealed container.

This material is being researched by Jon Singer as a secret to the production of a copper red glaze. His comments are:

-Oxalic acid sublimes at 157C.
-This is Ferrous, so if you knock off the waters and the oxalic acid you get FeO, FW 71.844.
The LOI should be 60.06%.
-There is reason to believe that this material causes some _in-situ_ reduction.
-If I make a Copper Red glaze with this stuff, it reds up beautifully; if I make essentially the same
glaze with FeO, it mostly just turns pink. OTOH, that could be caused by some other kind
of magic going on.)

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Colorant
Metallic based materials that impart fired color to glazes and bodies.

Data

Decomposition Temperature	190C (Alfa) or 150C (CRC Handbook)
Density (Specific Gravity)	2.28

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