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| Other names Zirconium(IV) lactate | |
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| Chemical formula | C12H20O12Zr |
| Molar mass | 447.504 g·mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa).
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Zirconium lactate is the zirconium salt of lactic acid. It is used in some deodorants. Zirconium carboxylates adopt highly complex structures and are heterogeneous compositions with the approximate formula Zr(OH)4-n(O2CCHOHCH3)n(H2O)x where 1 < n < 3.
Uses
It is also used in the petroleum industry as a cross-linking agent to prepare gels for fracturing fluids, fluids which are pumped into an oil-bearing rock formation to cause cracks in the rock and so to allow the oil to be extracted. It may be prepared by treating zirconium oxide with lactic acid.
Physical properties
It is a colourless solid.
Safety
Its LD50 >10 g/kg). It is suspected of causing zirconium granulomas (a form of skin irritation) in a small number of users.
References
- Ralph Nielsen "Zirconium and Zirconium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_543
- ^ Dawson, Jeffrey C.; Le Hoang, Van (31 October 1996), "Gelation Additive for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids", International Patent Application, WO9633966
- Brown, J. R.; Mastromatteo, E.; Horwood, J. (1963), "Zirconium lactate and barium zirconate. Acute toxicity and inhalation effects in experimental animals", Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 24 (2): 131–366, doi:10.1080/00028896309342940, PMID 14015998
- James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006), Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Saunders Elsevier, p. 46, ISBN 0-7216-2921-0