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RED-LEAD....
Red Lead, a bright red powder used chiefly as a pigment in
paint that is applied to iron or steel surfaces to protect
them from rust. Red lead is also used in making glass, red
pencils, and storage batteries, and in glazing pottery,
enameling, and purifying alcohol. Red lead is made by
heating litharge, or lead monoxide, in a current of air at a
temperature of 900 F. to 950 F. (482 to 510 C.).
Formula: Pb2O4.
Chemically, red lead is lead tetra oxide, Pb3O4, a
water-insoluble compound that is prepared by the oxidation
of metallic lead or of litharge (lead monoxide).
Red Lead is used to a certain extent in the ceramics and
glass, paints and pigments and explosives industries.
Lead
ingots , Red Lead oxide india , Refined Lead oxide india ,
Litharge india+ , Lead oxide ore |