Manganese chloride (Manganese Chloride)

Other names: Manganous chloride, Sacchite

Harm score: 2 (Derivatives of natural substances)

Manganese chloride, because of its chemical composition, is more commonly referred to as manganous chloride or sacchite in various parts of the world. The element is a four-branched inorganic compound consisting of manganese and chlorine. It occurs naturally as the mineral scacchite, but is produced commercially by reacting manganese with hydrochloric acid salt. This substance takes various forms, the most basic of which, MnCl2, is the second most widely used manganese-containing salt.

Manganese chloride is used in various fields of industry and science. It is an important raw material in the chemical industry; for example, it is used to make other manganese compounds that are used as catalysts in the petrochemical industry. This chemical element also has applications in the dye industry, where it is used to produce purple dye. In the food industry, it can be found as an additive in animal feed supplements, where it acts as a source of the trace element manganese. In recent years, it has also appeared in the medical industry, where it is a component of some medicinal products. It can therefore be considered a truly versatile chemical element.