Specification :

1. Description:
sodium hexametaphosphate

2. Properties:
Appearance: White powder;   Relative density: 2.484 ( 20 degree centigrade) ;   Solubility: Easily soluble in water, but not in organic solution;   Absorbent to dampness, and turn sticky when absorbed dampness in air;   .Can form soluble chelate with metallic ions such as Ca, Ba, Mg, Cu and Fe  

3. Packing: In 25/ 50kg net PP/ PE bag or the demanding of customer.

4. Specification:
Specification Index Superior First Class Qualified
Specifications Food Additive
Total phosphate, as P2O5  % e 68.0
Inactive phosphate, as P2O5  % d 7.5
Fe % d 0.05
PH Value of 1% water solution 5.8-6.5
Heavy metals, as Pb % d 0.001
Arsenic, as As % d 0.0003
Fluoride, as F % d 0.003
Water insoluble % d 0.06

5. Handling and Storage:
Store in a cool, ventilated and dry house, away from moisture, heat or kindling. Avoid mixing with organic compound or sulphur or reducer during storage and transportation in case of explosion. Protect the material from the sun and rain during transportation. Carefully load and unload in case of crash.

6. Applications:

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.