Ercros Sodium hypochlorite

Product families

Other characteristics

Synonyms

Hypochlorite Sodium, Sodium Oxychloride

Markets

Industrial

Common Name

Bleach

Technology

Base Chemicals & Intermediates

Did You Know?

Sodium hypochlorite is the bleach that is present in most homes for cleaning and disinfection.. Due to its biocidal and disinfectant action, it is the most economical and effective solution in time to guarantee disinfection throughout the water chain: collection, treatment plant, tank, pipe and tap.

Purpose

Water purification, wastewater treatment and swimming pool water.; Domestic disinfection.; Bleaching of textile fibers and paper pulp.; Other applications: manufacture of products for agriculture, graphic arts, pharmacy and metallurgy.; Industrial and professional cleaning.

ChemicalFormula

NaClO

How It's Made

Sabinanigo Vila-seca I (Tarragona Complex)

Applicable Processes

• Agrochemicals Manufacturing
• Chemicals Production
• Metal Processing
• Paper Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Textiles Manufacturing
• Water Purification

Base Chemicals End Uses

Marine Applications

Base Chemicals Functions

• Biocide
• Bleaching Agent
• Disinfectant
• Intermediate

Marketing and Distribution

25 t fiberglass reinforced polyester tankers.

Description And Properties

Yellow-greenish liquid, transparent, slightly alkaline, highly oxidizing and with a slight smell of chlorine.; It is unstable and loses active chlorine over time and with temperature.; It is obtained by reacting chlorine with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.; Its richness is expressed in active chlorine by volume.; Bleaching and disinfectant properties and high biocidal action.

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