Product Overview & Quality

Product Name: Mercuric oxide red (Red mercuric oxide)
Brand: Kemaus (Product Code: KA-1286)
Grade: Analytical Reagent (AR Grade) with a premium purity of 99 percent or higher. Strictly manufactured under Kemaus laboratory standards, ensuring exceptionally low trace contamination of chlorides, sulfates, and foreign metals to maintain superior analytical baseline sensitivity.
Physical Properties: Odorless, heavy, fine orange-red to deep red powder.
Solubility: Practically insoluble in water and alcohol; readily soluble in dilute acids.
Key Use: Utilized as a high-purity precursor for synthesizing various mercury derivative compounds in chemical research. Functions as an effective catalyst in specialized organic synthesis and analytical digestion methods. Also applied as a reference standard in specialized electrochemical assays and historical pigment/coating testing.

Safety & Hazards (Critical & Fatal)

Classification: Fatal if swallowed. Fatal in contact with skin. Fatal if inhaled. High systemic cumulative toxicity hazard.
Health Risks: Ingestion, inhalation of dust, or minor skin absorption causes acute and chronic mercury poisoning. It directly attacks and destroys the central nervous system, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Material is easily absorbed through intact skin.
Environmental Hazards: Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects. Strict regulatory hazardous waste guidelines apply. Never discharge into general waste streams.
First Aid Measures: In case of exposure, immediately remove the victim from the contamination area. Flush affected skin or eyes with plenty of flowing water for at least 15 minutes. Seek urgent medical attention immediately.

Handling & Storage

Storage: Light Sensitive and Highly Toxic. Must be stored in the original, tightly sealed Kemaus container inside a dedicated, locked chemical safety cabinet. Keep in a cool, dry, and dark location at stable room temperature (below 30 degrees Celsius).
Precautions: Maximum PPE is mandatory, including heavy-duty chemical-resistant gloves, safety goggles, full lab coat, and a dedicated particulate/heavy-metal respirator. Handle strictly within a functioning fume hood to prevent any accidental inhalation of toxic dust particles.