Zinc chloride

Used as a dehydrating and condensing agent in the organic synthesis industry, and as a catalyst in the production of vanillin, Cyclamen aldehyde, anti-inflammatory painkillers, and cation exchange resin; used as a solvent for polyacrylonitrile; used as a mordant, mercerizing agent, and sizing agent in the dyeing industry; used as a raw material for producing fiber cans and shuttle (co-solvent for cotton fibre) to improve fiber adhesion; used as a stabilizer for ice dye chromogenic salts in dye production of reactive dyes and cationic dyes; used as an oil purifying agent and activating agent for activated carbon; used for impregnating wood to provide corrosion resistance and flame retardancy; used as a flame retardant for cardboard and cloth products; used for electroplating; used as a welding flux for welding electrodes; used for the production of aluminum alloy, light metal deacidification, and processing metal surface oxide layers in the metallurgical industry; used in the production of blueprint paper; used as battery electrolyte; used as a raw material for producing alcohol-resistant foam extinguishing agents and zinc cyanide. Also used in medicine and medicine production.