Why Sulfuric Acid 70% Laboratory Grade
Sulfuric Acid 70% Laboratory Grade delivers a specific, intermediate concentration optimized for analytical testing methodologies and specialized chemical processing environments that require exact baseline measurements. As a clear viscous liquid featuring complete water miscibility, this 70% solution provides strong acid interaction while mitigating the intense fuming and extreme exothermic reactions typically associated with concentrations exceeding 90%. Buyers in institutional research, wastewater management, and industrial manufacturing select this grade to ensure reliable, reproducible chemical interactions, allowing facilities to standardize their dilution protocols and integrate the liquid directly into existing precision dosing equipment.
Best Applications for This Grade
- Commonly applied in industrial wastewater treatment facilities to drive rapid pH reduction and maintain strict effluent compliance prior to heavy metal precipitation and final system discharge.
- Commonly applied in complex chemical processing operations to function as a controlled acid catalyst for specific esterification and alkylation reactions, where the 70% concentration helps limit unwanted dehydration side reactions that often occur at higher acid strengths.
- Commonly applied in analytical laboratory environments to serve as a reliable baseline reagent for preparing dilute standard solutions, standardizing analytical instruments, and facilitating wet chemistry material digestions requiring targeted, strong acid interactions.
- Commonly applied in specialized metal finishing and surface preparation operations to execute controlled etching, oxide removal, and descaling on metal substrates prior to electroplating, leveraging the complete water miscibility to ensure uniform acid distribution across the treated surface.
When to Choose a Different Grade
- If your laboratory protocols demand adherence to strict American Chemical Society purity monographs and trace-level impurity limits for highly sensitive instrumental analysis, select Sulfuric Acid 96% ACS Grade.
- If your industrial facility requires maximum acidic strength and extreme dehydration capability for bulk chemical manufacturing operations or heavy raw material processing, choose Sulfuric Acid 93% Technical Grade.
- If your operation involves manufacturing, rebuilding, or maintaining lead-acid power storage systems and requires an exact concentration optimized for chemical electron transfer, select Sulfuric Acid 37% - Battery Acid or Sulfuric Acid 50% - Electrolyte Grade.
- If your facility maintenance department requires an aggressive, targeted formulation designed specifically to break down complex organic matter and clear severe plumbing blockages, select Drain Hammer - Sulfuric Acid Drain Cleaner.
- If your process requires a pre-diluted, milder acidic solution to perform minor, incremental pH adjustments in cooling towers or water systems without risking immediate over-acidification, choose Sulfuric Acid 30%.
| Molecular Weight |
98.08 |
| Formula |
H2SO4 |
| Assay |
69-71% |
| Grade |
Technical |
| Flash Point |
Not applicable |
| Form |
Liquid |
| Solubility |
Soluble in water, exothermic reaction |
| Appearance |
Clear, colorless to slightly yellow liquid |
| Melting Point |
10 |
| Boiling Point |
338 |
| Specific Gravity |
1.184 |
| Industry |
Automotive, Chemical Manufacturing, Water Treatment, Pharmaceutical, Laboratory |