Chemical Name: Sodium Chlorite, Sodium Salt of Chlorous Acid, Textone
Chemical Formula: NaClO2
CAS Number: 7758-19-2
Appearance: White solid
Packaging: Can, drum, IBC tank, bulk
definition
Sodium chlorite is a white crystalline, highly hygroscopic chemical compound that is soluble in water but insoluble in methanol and non-flammable.
Sodium chlorite is an inorganic sodium salt.
It is used as an oxidizing agent. It is an inorganic sodium salt and a chlorite salt.
usage area
It is used in papermaking, water treatment, bleaching of wood pulp, textiles, oils and fats, as a disinfectant, and in many other fields.
In organic synthesis, it can often be used for the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
It can also be used to convert alkyl furans to 4-oxo-2-alkenoic acids.
Additionally, acidified sodium chlorite (a mixture of sodium chlorite with an acid such as citric acid) can be used for sanitizing hard surfaces as well as rinsing many foods.
In the military, it can be used to combat contaminants such as germs and food pathogens.