Industrial

Sodium chloride

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Sodium chloride in the diet, see Salt. For sodium chloride as a mineral, see Halite.

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt, or halite, is an ionic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. As the major ingredient in edible salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.

 

SODIUM CHLORIDE

[Technical /Commercial Grade]

Sodium Chloride (NaCI) % by weight  (min.)                                   

80%                                               

Matter insoluble in water

0.2

Matter soluble in water      

(Other than NaCI) (max)

1.3

Calcium Salt as Ca (max

0.2

Magnesium Salts as Mg(max.)

 0.2

Sulphates as SO4 (max)   

0.5

Iron compound as Fe (ppm) (max)   

1.0

 

SODIUM CHLORIDE

(COMMON SALT)

APPEARANCE                                               

White Free From Foreign Matters                                  

MOISTURE

Less Than 5%

CALCIUM

.40% Min

MAGNESIUM   

.50% Min

NACL

96.5% Min

I.R.  

.025%