Sodium Nitrite (NaNO2)
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
Sodium nitrite is a Odorless white to slightly yellowish crystalline powder
Soluble in water upon heating. It is stable in neutral or alkaline solutions, but decomposes in acid solutions to form unstable nitrous acid.
APPLICATIONS
Dyes and pigments
Agrochemical and Pharmaceutical
Rubber Industry
Corrosion Inhibitor
PACKAGING
25 /50 Kg HDPE woven bags with LDPE liner for Solid
1000 ltr IBC tank for Liquid
SPECIFICATION
| IUPAC Name | Sodium Nitrite |
| CAS No | 7632-00-0 |
| Molecular Weight | 68.99 g/mol |
Chemical Structure
| Sr Number |
Parameter | Standard Un coated Grade |
Standard coated Grade |
Liquor 25 % Min |
Liquor 37 % Min |
| 1 | Physical Appearance | White or Slightly yellowish crystalline powder | White or Slightly yellowish crystalline powder | Greenish yellow Slightly hazy yellow solution | |
| 2 | Purity on Dry basis | 99.0 % Min | 99.0 % Min | 25.0 % Min | 37.0 % Min |
| 3 | Loss on Drying | 0.5 % Max | 0.5 % Max | – | – |
| 4 | Alkalinity asAlkalinity as Na2CO3 | 0.2 % Max | 0.2 % Max | 0.5 % Max | 0.2 % Max |
| 5 | Chloride as Cl | 0.05 % Max | 0.05 % Max | 0.2 % Max | 0.03 % Max |
| 6 | Sodium Nitrate | 1.0 % Max | 1.0 % Max | 4.0 % Max | 2.0 % Max |
| 7 | Water Insoluble | – | 0.05 % Max | – | – |
| 8 | Iron As Fe | – | 0.002 % Max | 0.005 % Max | 0.002 % Max |
| 9 | Heavy Metal As Pb | – | 0.005 % Max | – | – |
| 10 | Clarity of 40 % Aq Solution | – | Clear solution after 15 min | – | – |
| 11 | Anticaking agent | – | 0.2 % Max | – | – |