Category : Catalyst and Auxiliary
EC NO: 231-554-3
MF :
NaNO3
MW : 84.99
Synonyms : Soda niter;Sodium nitrate for
industrial use;cubicniter
It is used as the raw material for producing potassium nitrate, mining
explosive and picric acid; as nitrification agent for producing dye
intermediates; as antifoaming agent, discoloring agent, clearing agent and
oxidation flux tin glass industry.
Property:
Colorless transparent or
white tinged with yellow rhombic crystal, with density of 2.257 (20℃), bitter
and salty in taste, slightly soluble in glycerol and ethanol, very deliquescent
and much easier with small amount of sodium chloride.
Production
capacity: 30,000ton/year Quality standard: National Grade I
Index Item |
Index | ||
Superior Grade |
Grade I |
Qualified Grade | |
Content of barium nitrate (on dry basis), %, ≥ |
99.5 |
99.3 |
98.5 |
Moisture, %, ≤ |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
Content of water insolubles, %, ≤ |
0.03 |
0.06 |
-- |
Chloride (by Cl) |
0.15 |
0.24 |
-- |
Content of sodium nitrite (on dry basis), %, ≤ |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.15 |
Content of sodium nitrate (on dry basis), %, ≤ |
0.05 |
0.10 |
-- |
Fe content, %, ≤ |
--- |
0.005 |
0.005 |