| SODIUM CHLORITE | ||
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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| CAS NO. | 7758-19-2 |
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| EINECS NO. | 231-836-6 | |
| FORMULA | NaClO2 | |
| MOL WT. | 90.44 | |
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H.S. CODE |
2828.90 | |
| TOXICITY | Oral rat LD50: 165 mg/kg | |
| SYNONYMS | Chlorous Acid, Sodium Salt; Chlorite (sodium salt); | |
| Natriumchlorit (German); Clorito de sodio (Spanish); Chlorite de sodium (French); | ||
| DERIVATION | ||
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CLASSIFICATION |
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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| PHYSICAL STATE | white crystalline powder | |
| MELTING POINT | 175 C (Decomposes) | |
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| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | ||
| SOLUBILITY IN WATER | Soluble | |
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AUTOIGNITION |
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NFPA RATINGS |
Health: 1 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1 |
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REFRACTIVE INDEX |
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| FLASH POINT | Not considered to be a fire hazard | |
| STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions. Mildy hygroscopic. | |
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APPLICATIONS |
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| Sodium chlorite is a powerful oxidizing agent and used in bleaching for textile, leather, paper and fiber. It is used in water treatment industry (drinking water, cooling system, waste water) for pre-oxidization, disinfecting, deodorant and chemicals depollution. | ||
| SALES SPECIFICATION | ||
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80% (SOLID) |
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APPEARANCE |
white crystalline powder | |
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NaClO2 |
80.0% min |
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NaClO3 |
5.0% max |
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NaCl |
15.0% max |
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WATER |
1.0% max |
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25% (SOLUTION) |
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APPEARANCE |
clear to pale yellow solution |
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NaClO2 |
25.0 ± 0.5% |
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NaClO3 |
1.5% max |
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NaCl |
5.0% max |
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
1.208 ± 0.02 (at 20C) |
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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| PACKING | 50kgs in drum , 200kgs in drum | |
| HAZARD CLASS | 5.1 (Packing group: II) | |
| UN NO. | 1496 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Chlorite is the common name for chlorate(III) salt. The related names to the acids are clear when the oxidation number statement is appended; hypochlorite [or chlorate(I)] contains the ion, ClO- ; chlorite [or chlorate(III)], ClO2-; Chlorate [or chlorate(V)], ClO3-; perchlorate [or chlorate(VII)], ClO4-. | ||
