Appearance:White little crystals or light yellow Mole Formula:NaNO2 Mole Weight:69.01 Property:(1) ordinary sodium nitrite: white little crystals or light yellow (2) dry powder sodium nitrate: white crystal,non-caking, showing loose status. Density:2.168. No odor, slightly salty. It is liable to deliquesce, dissolved in water,soluble in liquid ammonia,slightly soluble in ethanol and glycerin. Melting Point:271ºC. Decomposition temperature is 320ºC,It has oxidability and also has reducibility. It will slowly be oxidized into sodium nitrate in atmosphere, it can form nitrogen compound with nitrilo at low temperature.
2.Specification
Executive Standard:GB 2367-2006
Item
High-Class
Purity
99.0% Min
Moisture
1.4% Max
Chlorides(As NaCL basis)
0.10% Max
Sodium Nitrite
0.8% Max
Water insolubles
0.05% Max
or for steel,and antidotes for cyanide poisoning,laboratory reagents.
4.Packing and Transport 3.Uses
Mainly used for Bleach of silk,linen;treating agents of heat;corrosion inhibit
Product should be stored in a cool,dry place against damp and sunlight and it should be packed in railroad boxcars or the other modes of transport covered with curtain ponta.