Table 14 (Continued)
Chemical Shipping Data and Characteristics
Chemical
Shipping Data
Characteristics
Weight
Solubility
Appearance
lb/cu ft
Containers
Grades or
Common Name/
(Bulk
Commercial
in Water
and
and
Available
Formula
gm/100 mL1
Density)
Strength
Properties
Requirements
Use
Forms
65 to 75
Technical
Drums: 100 lb
Tan or white
Powder
34 at 5C
SODIUM CHLORITE:
(do not let
crystals or
Flakes
39 at 17C
NaClO2
81%
NaClO2 dry out
powder
Crystals
46 at 30C
(Technical sodium
78% (minimum)
on combustible
Hygroscopic
(tech. and
55 at 60C
chlorite)
124% avail.
materials)
Poisonous
analyt-
Disinfection, taste,
Cl2
Powerful
ical)
and odor control
Anal.
oxidizing agent
Soln.
Ind. waste treatment
98.5%
Explosive on
(about
(with Cl2 produces
153% avail.
contact with
40%)
ClO2)
Cl2
organic matter
crystal-
Store in metal
lizes
containers only
about 95F
Oxidizer
Liquid:
white label
Solid:
yellow label
SODIUM HYDROXIDE:
Solid
Flakes
Drums: 25, 50,
42 to 0C
White flakes,
Pellets
NaOH
Lumps
350, 400,
60 to 70
98.9% NaOH
51.5 at 10C
granules, or
(Caustic soda,
Powder
Flakes
74.76% Na2O
109 at 20C
700 lb
pellets
soda lye)
46 to 62
Solution
119 at 30C
Solution
Bulk: Solution
Deliquescent,
pH adjustment,
12 to 50%
in T/C
caustic poison
NaOH
Liquid
Dangerous to
White label
handle
1% soln.:
pH 12.9
50% soln. will
crystallize at
54F
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