Sodium Hexametaphosphate
SHMP is one kind of polymer, which is transparent glass flakes or white powder crystal.
Technical Data Sheet:
| Parameter | Industrial Grade |
|---|---|
| Total Phosphate, as P2O5 % | 68.0 Min |
Inactive Phosphate, as P2O5 % |
7.5 Max |
| Iron, as Fe % | 0.01 Max |
| Ph Value (1% solution) | 5.8-6.5 |
| Water Insoluble % | 0.05 Max |
| Fineness (Through 60 Mesh) | 85% Min |
Features of Sodium Hexametaphosphate
- Become sticky after moisture absorption.
- Easy to be wet in air.
- Highly soluble in water.
- Acidic aqueous solution.
- Easy to hydrolyze or form phosphite.
- Specific Gravity is 2.7 - 2.8 (average)
Applications of Sodium Hexametaphosphate
- High-efficiency softener for cooling water treatment in power stations, rolling stock, boilers and in fertilizer plants.
- Detergent additives, control or anti-corrosion agents.
- Used in medicine as rust preventive for drilling pipes and to control the viscosity of the slurry during oil drilling.
- Acidic aqueous solution.
- Fabric printing, tanning, paper making, colour film, soil analysis, radiochemistry, analytical chemistry and in other departments.
