Applications

• As a mordant in the textile industry
• In the production of blue pigments for paints, varnishes, glazes, dyes, inks, and other coloring materials
• In electroplating, where it supplies the copper with which other metals are plated
• In making lithographic prints and engravings
• In the preservation and tanning of animal hides
• As a catalyst in the refining of petroleum
• As a nutritional supplement to treat copper deficiency disorders
• In the manufacture of fireworks, where it imparts a blue color to the display
• In the production of water-resistant adhesives for wood