Table 14 (Continued)
Chemical Shipping Data and Characteristics
Chemical
Shipping Data
Characteristics
Weight
lb/cu ft
Solubility
Appearance
Containers
Grades or
Common Name/
in Water
(Bulk
Commercial
and
and
Formula
Available
gm/100 mL1
Density)
Strength
Properties
Forms
Requirements
Use
99.8% Cl2
0.98 at 10C
sp.g. with
Greenish-yellow
Steel cylinders:
CHLORINE: Cl2
Liquefied
0.716 at 20C
respect to
gas liquefied
100 & 150 lb
(Chlorine gas, liquid
gas under
0.57 at 30C
air = 2.49
under pressure
Ton containers
chlorine)
pressure
Pungent,noxious,
T/C: 15-ton
Disinfection
corrosive gas
containers
Slime control
heavier than air
T/C: 16, 30,
Taste and odor
Health hazard
55 tons
control
Green label
Waste treatment
Activation of silica4
CHLORINE DIOXIDE:
Generated
26.3% avail. Cl2
Yellow solution
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Use 2 lb of
0.29 at 21C
ClO2
as used
when generated
NaCl02 to 1 lb
Disinfection
from Cl2
in water
of Cl2, or
Taste and odor
and NaClO2
Yellow-red gas
equal conc.
control (especially
or from
Unstable,
of NaClO2 and
phenol)
NaOCl plus
irritating,
NaOCl plus
Waste treatment 0.5
acid
poisonous,
acid (max. 2%
to 5 lb NaClO2 per
Dissolved
explosive
each plus
million gal H2O
as
Keep cool, keep
diln. water)
dosage
generated
from light
FERRIC CHLORIDE:
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
FeCl3 - anhydrous
Lumps-
Carboys:
Dark brown syrup
11.2 to
35 to 45%
Completely
FeCl3 - 6H2O = crystal
5, 13 gal
Crystals
12.4 lb
FeCl3
miscible
sticks
FeCl3 - solution
(crystals)
Truck, T/C
Yellow-brown
Crystal
Crystal
Crystals
(Ferrichlor, chloride
Crystal
lumps
60 to 64
60% FeCl3
91.1 at 20C
Granules
or iron)
Keg: 100, 400,
Anhydrous
Anhydrous
Anhydrous
Anhydrous
Coagulation pH 4
450 lb
Green, black
45 to 60
96 to 97%
74.4 at 0C
to 11
Drums: 150, 350,
Very hygro-
FeCl3
Dosage: 0.3 to 3 gpg
630 lb
scopic,
(sludge cond. 1.5 to
staining,
4.5% FeCl3)
corrosive in
Precipitate PO4
liquid form
1% soln.: pH 2.0
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