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Chromate meaning
any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
Synonyms of Chromate
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A very important chromate pigment, which was used widely in metal primer formulations, was zinc chromate, now replaced by zinc phosphate.
For example, in Bangladesh, turmeric adulteration with lead chromate pigment was identified as a primary source of lead exposure.
Vitrification of a sodium chromate waste and mechanical properties of a final glass-ceramic, Materials Letters: XDOI: 10.1016/j.
Barceloux & Barceloux 1999 In 1890, Newman described the elevated cancer risk of workers in a chromate dye company.
Both methods normally use acidic chromate or dichromate solutions.
In the chromate conversion coating process, the strong oxidative properties of chromates are used to deposit a protective oxide layer on metals like aluminium, zinc and cadmium.
Other pigments based on chromium are, for example, the bright red pigment chrome red, which is a basic lead chromate (PbCrO 4 ·Pb(OH) 2 ).
The chromate is converted by sulfuric acid into the dichromate.
The workers had been wet-sanding chromate-based primer paint that had been applied to car bodies.