Table 14 (Continued)
Chemical Shipping Data and Characteristics
Chemical
Shipping Data
Characteristics
Weight
Solubility
lb/cu ft
Appearance
Grades or
Containers
Common Name/
in Water
(Bulk
Commercial
and
and
Available
Formula
gm/100 mL1
Properties
Density)
Strength
Requirements
Use
Forms
15%
Yellow liquid
Carboys: 5 &
Solution
Completely
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE:
15% NaOCl =
Strongly
13 gal
White or
miscible
NaOCl
10.2 lb/gal
1.25 lb
alkaline
Drums: 30 gal
yellow
(Javelle water,
12.5%
Cl2/gal
Store in cool
Bulk: 1,300,
label
bleach liquor,
12.5% NaOCl =
10 lb/gal
place
1,800, 2,000
chlorine bleach)
1.04 lb
Protect from
gal %/T
Disinfection, slime
Cl2/gal
light and vent
control
containers at
Bleaching
intervals
Can be stored
about 60 days
under proper
conditions
Colorless gas
----
100% SO2
760 mm
Steel cylinders:
SULFUR DIOXIDE: SO2
Liquified
Suffocating odor
100, 150, 200 lb
Dechlorination in
gas under
22.8 at 0C
Corrosive
disinfection
pressure
Green label
16.2 at 10C
Poison
Filter bed cleaning
11.3 at 20C
Acid in
About 1 ppm SO2 for
7.8 at 30C
solution:
each ppm Cl2
dissolves to
(dechlorination)
form H2SO3
Waste treatment
Cr +6 reduction
SULFURIC ACID: H2SO4
66Be
Completely
Liquid
Bottles
Syrupy liquid
66Be
(Oil of Vitriol,
66Be
Carboys:
15.1 lb/gal
93.2% H2SO4
miscible
Very corrosive
Vitriol)
60Be
60Be
60Be
5, 13 gal
Hygroscopic
14.2 lb/gal
77.7% H2SO4
pH adjustment
50Be
Drums:
Store dry and
Activation of silica
55, 110 gal
50Be
cool in tight
62.2% H2SO4
Bulk
container
alkaline wastes
T/T, T/C
pH: 1.2
White label
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