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Phosphates

Product name: Sodium Hexametaphosphate

Chemical formula: (NaPO3)6

Molecular weight: 611.77

CAS No.:10124-56-8

EINECS No.: 233-343-1

White powder; Density 2.484(20℃); soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvent; It has strong hygroscopic and can absorb humidity from the air to become into pasty form; It may form soluble chelates with ions of Ca, Ba, Mg, Cu, Fe etc. and is a good water treatment chemical.

ItemIndex
Industrial gradeFood grade
Total phosphate (P2O5)68% min68% min
Inactive phosphate(P2O5)7.5% max7.5% max
Iron (Fe)0.05% max0.05% max
PH value(1% solution)5.8-7.35.8-6.5
SolubilityQualifiedQualified
Heavy metals (Pb)——–0.001% max
Arsenic (As)——–0.0003% max
Fluoride (F)——–0.003% max
Water insoluble0.05%max0.06% max

For industrial use, such as oil field, paper-making, textile, dyeing, petrochemical industry, tanning industry, metallurgical industry and building material industry, it is mainly used as a water softening agent in solution for printing, dyeing, and boiler; Diffusant in papermaking; slow corrodent, floating agent, dispersing medium, high temperature agglomerant, detergent and soil analytical chemistry reagent. For food grade, it is mainly used as additive agent,PH adjusting agent and fermentation agent, and nourishment.