Hydrozincite

CAS 12122-17-7

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 12122-17-7 — 6 OH⁻ · 5 Zn²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Clariant International · CH Switzerland

Clariant

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Johnson Matthey

Nyacol Nano Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Anti-streaking agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Adsorbent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Adsorbent in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (15%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Adsorbent in Petroleum Refineries (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAmbeed, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$110.00 / 1 kg

Purity57.5%

Vendors2 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.68	100 g	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS12122-17-7

PubChem CID11955398

DTXSIDDTXSID10893829

FormulaC2H6O12Zn5

Mol. Weight549 g/mol

SMILESC(=O)([O-])[O-].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10893829Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11955398Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Hydrozincite (CAS 12122-17-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12122-17-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10893829. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10893829 PubChem: 11955398. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11955398 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12122-17-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12122-17-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting