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Sodium Chlorate is appreciably soluble in water and heavier, so may be expected to sink and dissolve at a rapid rate.
Although Sodium Chlorate is not itself flammable, the solid product and even 30% solutions in water are powerful oxidizing agents.
Contact with wood, organic matter, ammonium salts, sulfur, sulfuric acid, various metals, and other chemicals may result in fires or explosions, particularly if any solid materials are finely divided.
CAS: 7775-09-9
MF: ClNaO3
MW: 106.44
EINECS: 231-887-4
Synonyms
asex;SODIUM CHLORATE, REAGENT (ACS)SODIUM CHLORATE, REAGENT (ACS)SODIUM CHLORATE, REAGENT (ACS);atlacide;b-herbatox;chloratedesodium;chlorateofsoda;chloratesaltofsodium;Chloricacid,sodiumsalt
Excessive heat, as in fires, may cause evolution of oxygen gas that may increase the intensity of fires and may also result in explosions.
Mixtures with combustible materials are very flammable and may be ignited by friction.
Sodium Chlorate is used for making herbicides, explosives, dyes, matches, inks, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, defoliants, paper, and leather.
Sodium chlorate is a chemical compound that is composed of sodium and chlorine.
Sodium Chlorate reacts with fatty acids to produce anhydrous sodium carbonate and chlorate.
Sodium chlorate has been shown to have hemolytic activity, which is the ability to destroy red blood cells.
Sodium Chlorate also has affinity constants for pyrazole rings in some carcinogenesis studies.
The hydrolysis of sodium chlorate produces hydrochloric acid, which can be used as a catalyst in asymmetric synthesis reactions.
Sodium chlorate (chemical formula: NAClO3) is an inorganic compound, appearing as white crystalline powder.
Sodium Chlorate has an annual yield of several hundred million tons around the world.
Sodium Chlorate has many applications.
Sodium Chlorate's major commercial application is for the manufacture of chlorine dioxide which is used in bleaching of pulp.
Sodium chlorate can also be used for the industrial manufacture of perchlorate compounds through electrolysis.
Sodium Chlorate can also be used as a non-selective herbicide to control many kinds of plants such as morning glory, Canada thistle, Johnson grass and bamboo.
In addition, Sodium Chlorate can also be used as a defoliant and desiccant.
Sodium Chlorate is also used for the generation of chemical oxygen which is important for emergency oxygen generation in commercial aircraft.
In industry, sodium chlorate is manufactured by the electrolysis of a hot sodium chloride solution.
Sodium Chlorate is also useful for making inks, cosmetics, paper and leather.
Sodium chlorate Chemical Properties
Melting point: 248-261 °C(lit.)
Boiling point: decomposes 300℃ [MER06]
Density: 2.49
Bulk density: 1500kg/m3
Vapor pressure: 0-0Pa at 25℃
Refractive index: 1.515
Storage temp.: room temp
Solubility water: soluble(lit.)
Form: Solid
Color: White
Specific Gravity: 2.5
PH: 5-7 (50g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Water Solubility: 1000 g/L (20 ºC)
Merck: 14,8598
Stability: Stable. Mixtures of this material with organic fibrous or absorbent material and with a variety of other materials are potentially explosive. A full MSDS sheet must be consulted before use. Incompatible with strong reducing agents, organic materials, alcohols.
LogP: -7.17--2.9 at 20℃
CAS DataBase Reference: 7775-09-9(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System: Sodium chlorate (7775-09-9)
Sodium chlorate, NaCI03, is colorless,odorless crystals with a cooling, saline taste, is soluble in water and alcohol,but must not be triturated with any combustible substance.
Derived by heating and electrolyzing a concentrated acid solution of sodium chloride so that the chlorate is crystallized out.
Sodium chlorate is a nonselective soil sterilant used on noncrop land or in combination with triazines, ureas, or other organic herbicides for soil sterilization.
Sodium Chlorate leaches,has foliar contact activity, and in the past, was used widely along railroads.
Sodium Chlorate is flammable when dried on foliage, and many railroad fires occurred when sparks from coal-fired engines landed on sprayed plants.
Sodium chloride (table salt) is an example of an herbicide that desiccates and disrupts a plant's osmotic balance.
Sodium Chlorate has been used for nonselective weed control for centuries.
Uses
Sodium chlorate is used to prepare chlorine dioxide in the pulp and paper industry.
Sodium Chlorate is utilized for bleaching the wood pulp in order to make environmentally friendly and quality white paper products.
Sodium Chlorate is also used to produce other perchlorate compounds in the industry.
The main commercial use for sodium chlorate is for making chlorine dioxide (ClO2).
The largest application of ClO2, which accounts for about 95% of the use of chlorate, is in bleaching of pulp.
All other, less important chlorates are derived from sodium chlorate, usually by salt metathesis with the corresponding chloride.
All perchlorate compounds are produced industrially by the oxidation of solutions of sodium chlorate by electrolysis.
