SODIUM HYDROXIDE MONOHYDRATE, 99.996% (METALS BASIS) Chemical Properties

Melting point:

318.4°C

Boiling point:

1390°C

Density 

2.13

Flash point:

1390°C

form 

Crystals

color 

White

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water and methanol.

Sensitive 

Air Sensitive & Hygroscopic

Merck 

14,8627

Stability:

hygroscopic

CAS DataBase Reference

12179-02-1

Safety Information

RIDADR 

UN1823

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

II

SODIUM HYDROXIDE MONOHYDRATE, 99.996% (METALS BASIS) Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white powder(s); hygroscopic [STR93]

Uses

Sodium hydroxide monohydrate is used as an acid neutralizer. It is a strong base widely used in the chemical industry to drive chemical reactions. It finds application as a neutralizing agent in the petroleum refining industry, as paint stripper and an analytical reagent in laboratories to measure the concentration of acids by titration. It is involved in soap production, alumina production by Bayer process, paper industry. It plays an important role as a catalyst for the transesterification of methanol and triglycerides in order to prepare biodiesel.

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