Cobalt dihydroxide

Cobalt dihydroxide (CAS 21041-93-0), also sold as cobaltous hydroxide, is an inorganic cobalt compound used as a precursor and catalyst intermediate in battery materials, pigments and specialty chemicals.

Where is Cobalt dihydroxide used?

• Battery materials: direct precursor to cobalt oxide and lithium cobalt oxide cathode materials
• Ceramics and glass: introduces cobalt-based blue pigments into frits and glazes
• Catalysis: starting material for supported cobalt catalysts in hydroprocessing and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
• Specialty chemicals: reactive intermediate for synthesizing cobalt salts such as cobalt naphthenate or cobalt acetate
• It converts into higher-value cobalt compounds through controlled thermal or chemical processing.

Commercial specifications

• Fine powder, varying particle size distributions
• Technical grade standard; high-purity grades for battery and catalyst applications with tightly controlled trace metal limits
• Packaging from small drums to bulk quantities