Sodium Nitrate: Properties: White or slight yellow crystal. Specific Density: 2.168(20°C). It is easily soluble in water and aqueous ammonia ; while it is slightly dissolved in methanol, alcohol, and solvent ether. In addition, it shows strong hydroscopic property. Specification: Item Units | UNIT | Ind. Grade | Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) | ≥ | 99.3% | Nitrite (NaNO2) | ≤ | 0.02% | Moisture | ≤ | 1.8% | Iron | ≤ | 0.001% | Chloride | ≤ | 0.24% | Carbonate(Na2CO3) | ≤ | 0.1% | Water insoluble | ≤ | 0.06% |
Packing: In 25/50kg net PP/PE bag or the demanding of customer. Handling and Storage: Store in a cool, ventilated and dry house, away from moisture, heat or kindling. Avoid mixing with organic compound or sulphur or reducer during storage and transportation in case of explosion. Protect the material from the sun and rain during transportation. Carefully load and unload in case of crash. Applications: It is an important material inorganic for chemical, industry ,for light industry, machinery etc. Used in manufacture of nitric acid, fertilizer, medicine, gunpowder, explosive, glass, pigment, match and preserving food etc. |