SODIUM CHLORITE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 7758-19-2

SODIUM CHLORITE

EINECS NO. 231-836-6
FORMULA NaClO2
MOL WT. 90.44

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);
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CLASSIFICATION

DISINFECTANTS /

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 175 C (Decomposes)
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT Not considered to be a fire hazard
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Mildy hygroscopic.

APPLICATIONS

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

80% (SOLID)

APPEARANCE

white crystalline powder

NaClO2

80.0% min

NaClO3

5.0% max

NaCl

15.0% max

WATER

1.0% max

25% (SOLUTION)

APPEARANCE

clear to pale yellow solution

NaClO2

25.0 ± 0.5%

NaClO3

1.5% max

NaCl

5.0% max

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

1.208 ± 0.02 (at 20C)

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-.