Uses of Copper Compounds: Table A - Uses of Copper Sulphate

Classification	Applications
Agriculture
Major uses	Preparation of Bordeaux and Burgundy mixtures for use as fungicides
	Manufacture of other copper fungicides such as copper-lime dust, tribasic
	copper sulphate, copper carbonate and cuprous oxide
	Manufacture of insecticides such as copper arsenite and Paris green
	Control of fungus diseases (see Table B)
	Correction of copper deficiency in soils
	Correction of copper deficiency in animals
	Growth stimulant for fattening pigs and broiler chickens
	Molluscicide for the destruction of slugs and snails, particularly the snail host of the liver fluke
Other uses	Seed dressing
	Soil steriliser, e.g. Cheshunt compound (a mixture of copper sulphate and ammonium carbonate) to prevent "damping-off" disease of tomato, etc.
	Control and prevention of foot rot in sheep and cattle
	Bacteriastat for addition to sheep dips
	Disinfectant in prevention of the spread of swine erysepelas and white scours in calves
	Control of scum in farm ponds
	Plant nutrient in rice fields
	Preservative for wooden posts, wooden buildings, etc.
	Preservative for wooden fruit boxes, planting baskets and other containers
	Ingredient of vermin repellents, e.g. for application to bark of trees against rabbits
	Stimulant of latex yield on rubber plantations
	Protection against algal growths on flower pots
Public Health and Medicine
	Destruction of algal blooms in reservoirs and swimming pools
	Prevention of the spread of athletes foot in warm climates, by incorporation in the flooring mixture of swimming baths
	Control of bilharzia in tropical countries, as a molluscicide
	Prevention of malaria, in the preparation of Paris green for use against mosquito larvae
	Antiseptic and germicide against fungus infections
	Catalyst or raw material for the preparation of copper catalysts used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
Industry
Adhesives	Preservative in casein and other glues
	Additive to book binding pastes and glues, for insecticidal purposes
	Additive to animal and silicate glues to give water resistance
Building	Timber preservative and in the preparation of other wood preservatives, e.g. oil based copper naphthenates and water based copper/chrome/arsenic for the
	prevention of woodworms and wood rots
	Ingredient of plaster to prevent fungus infection, e.g. to prevent the spread of dry rot
	Ingredient of concrete, both as a colouring matter and as an antiseptic, e.g. for use in and around swimming pools
	Modification of the setting of concrete
	Protection against lichens, moulds and similar growths on asbestos cement roofing and other building materials
	Control of the growth of tree roots in sewers
Chemical	Preparation of catalysts for use in many industries
	Purification of gases, e.g. removal of hydrogen chloride and hydrogen sulphide
	Precipitation promoter in purifying zinc sulphate solutions
	Precipitation of alkaloids as double salts from crude extracts
	Source of other copper compounds such as copper carbonate silicate/arsenite/
	aceto-arsenite/resinate/stearate/tartrate/oleate naphthenate/chromate/chlorate
	/alginate/fluoride/hydroxide, cuprous oxide/chloride/cyanide and
	cuprammonium compounds
Decorative trades	Colouring glass
	Colouring cement and plaster
	Colouring ceramic wares
	Alteration of metal colours, e.g. darkening of zinc, colouring aluminium
Dyestuffs	Reagent in the preparation of dyestuffs intermediates
	Catalyst or raw material for the preparation of copper catalysts, e.g. preparation of phenols from diazo compounds, preparation of phthalocyanine dyes
Leather and	Mordant in dyeing
	Reagent in tanning processes
Metal and	Electrolyte in copper refining
electrical	Electrolyte in copper plating and electro forming
	Electrolytic manufacture of cuprous compounds, e.g. cuprous oxide
	Constituent of the electrodes and electrolytes in batteries
	Electrolyte in the manufacture of copper powder
	Electrolyte in aluminium plating and anodising
	Copper coating steel wire, prior to wire drawing
	Pickling copper wire, etc., prior to enamelling
	Providing a suitable surface for marking out iron and steel
Mining	Flotation reagent in the concentration of ores, e.g. zinc blende
Paint	Raw material for the manufacture of copper naphthenate and other copper compounds for use in anti-fouling paints
	Preparation of certain varnish or paint dryers, e.g. copper oleate, copper stearate
	Preparation of certain pigments, e.g. copper chromate, copper ferrocyanide, copper phthalocyanine
Printing	Etching agent for process engraving
	Electrolyte in the preparation of electrotype
	Ingredient of printing inks
Synthetic rubber	Preparation of catalysts used in cracking certain gaseous and liquid petroleum
and petroleum	Fractions
	Preparation of cuprous chloride, used in the purification of butadiene and in the separation of acetylene derivatives
	Preparation of catalysts used in chlorinating rubber latex
	Purification of petroleum oils
Textiles	Preparation of copper compounds for rot-proofing canvas and other fabrics
	Rot-proofing sandbags
	Mordant, especially in calico printing
	Cuprammonium process for the production of rayon
	Production of aniline black and diazo colours for dyeing
	"After coppering" to increase the fastness of dyes
	Catalyst in the manufacture of cellulose ethers and in cellulose acetylation
Miscellaneous	Improving the burning qualities of coke
	Laboratory analytical work
	Ingredient of laundry marking ink
	Dyeing of hair and horn
	Ingredient of hair dyes of the phenylene diamine or pyrogallol type
	Preparation of chlorophyll as a colouring material for food stuffs
	Imparting a green colour in fireworks
	Activator in the preparation of active carbons
	Preservative for wood pulp
	Preservation of fishing nets and hides on trawls
	Obtaining a blue-black finish on steel
	Treatment of carbon brushes
	Ingredient of the solution used for preserving plant specimens in their natural colours
	Impregnation in fruit wrapping papers to prevent storage rots