BARIUM HYDROXIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 17194-00-2 (Anhydrous); 22326-55-2 (Monohydrate); 12230-71-6 (Octahydrate)

BARIUM HYDROXIDE

EINECS NO. 241-234-5
FORMULA Ba(OH)2
MOL WT. 171.34

HS CODE

 
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS Barium dihydroxide; Hydroxyde de baryum (French);
Bariumhydroxid (German); Hidróxido de bario (Spanish); 
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (OCTAHYDRATE)

PHYSICAL STATE White powder or granule
MELTING POINT

78 C

BOILING POINT 780 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.18
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Moderately soluble (Insoluble in acetone)
pH Alkaline
VAPOR DENSITY 10.9

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 3 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Barium hydroxide is used as an additive in thermoplastics (such as phenolic resins), rayons and PVC stabilizers to imporve plastic properties. This material is used as a general purpose additive for lubricants and greases. Other industrial applications for barium hydroxide include sugar fabrication, manufacturing soaps, fat saponification, fusing of silicates and chemical synthesis of other barium compounds and organic compounds.
SALES SPECIFICATION

MONOHYDRATE

APPEARANCE

White Granule

CONTENT

99.0% min
BaCO3
0.5% max
Cl

0.05% max

INSOLUBLES in HCl

0.05% max

Fe

2ppm max

OCTAHYDRATE

APPEARANCE

White Granule

CONTENT

98.0% min

BaCO3

1.0% max

Cl

0.05% max

Fe

2ppm max

INSOLUBLES in HCl

0.05% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs, 50kgs in Bag
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 2923
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN C, Risk Phrases: 20/22-34, Safety Phrases: 28A