Chemicals
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sodium Hypochlorite looks like an alkaline watery solution with an approximate 13% of sodium hypochlorite (NaCIO). It is yellowish and has a unique odor. It is sold in bulk and transported in duly lined tanker trucks.
Sodium Hypochlorite has oxidizing, bleaching and disinfectant properties, so it is suitable for many applications.
Manufacture Process
Sodium Hypochlorite is produced by a reaction between gaseous Chlorine and a watery Caustic Soda Solution.
Chemical Reaction:
Technical Information - Features
APPEARANCE
Clear, slightly yellowish liquid
DENSITY
1.20 (~13% de NaClO)
ALKALINITY (g/l NAOH)
Cubatão/SP
3 - 8
Santo André / SP
3 - 20
Bahía Blanca / BA
4 - 12
Applications
Sodium Hypochlorite has oxidizing, bleaching and disinfectant properties, so it is suitable for many applications.
Its main uses are:
- Bleaches manufacture (surfaces, food, etc, cleaning and disinfection).
- Drinking water and hospitals disinfection.
- Industrial effluents and pools treatment.
- Cellulose and textile bleaching.
