It is used for tanning of leather and as a photographic film hardener. It is also used in textile dye, photography, ceramics, and the preparation of chromium standard solutions, as a catalyst, mordant, ceramics, tannage and developer.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.