William Blythe Stannous Oxide

William Blythe Stannous Oxide is a high purity tin (II) oxide black powder with wide applicability across a range of sectors including catalysis, life sciences, pigments, plating and process chemicals, a colorant in the glass industry to make ruby glass, as a source of Sn2+ ions in solid state description reactions to produce complex oxides, or in reactions with weak acids to manufacture stannous compounds.

Chemical Name: Stannous Oxide

CAS Number: 21651-19-4

Chemical Family: Oxides, Tin Compounds

Pigment Type: Inorganic Pigments

Synonyms: Tin Protoxide

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Identification & Functionality

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Chemical Name
Pigment Type
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CAS No.
21651-19-4
EC No.
244-499-5
Technologies
Product Families
Chemical Formula

SnO

Applications & Uses

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Applications
Applicable Processes
Applications

William Blythe’s tin (II) oxide is ideal for use in applications such as:

Chemical Catalysts
  • Catalyst for the esterification of oleochemicals, for example in the manufacture of plasticisers, lubricants, cosmetics and surfactants.
Life Science Reagents
  • Raw material for the manufacture of anti-caries additives used in for example toothpaste.
Pigment Precursors
  • Key component in complex inorganic oxide pigments, for example zinc tin oxide pigments.
Plating Materials
  • Raw material for the manufacture of tin methane sulphonate for use in electroplating.
  • Source of tin for replenishing electroplating baths based on tin methane sulphonate.
Process Chemicals
  • An acid soluble raw material for the manufacture of tin salts of organic and inorganic solids

Properties

Physical Form
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Molecular Weight134.7--
Product Forms
  • William Blythe’s tin monoxide is available as a black powder.