Sodium formate – Product description
Identification
| IUPAC name: | Sodium formate |
| Other commercial name: | Natrium formate |
| CAS number: | 141-853-7 |
| EINECS number: | 205-488-0 |
| HS number: | 29.15.120 |
| Chemical formula: | NaCOOH |
| Molecular weight: | 68.1 |
| Specific gravity (Kg/lt): | 1.92 |
| Solubility in water: | 4.8% at 20°C 54.7% at 60°C |
| Appearance and odour: | odourless, white free-flowing crystals |
Sale specifications
| Sodium formate content(1): | 96.1 – 99.1 % |
| Humidity: | 0.3 – 0.9 % |
| Impurities (pentaerythritols): | 0.6 – 3.1 % |
| Insoluble matters: | undetectable |
| (1) The sodium formate concentration in crystals or in solution is analyzed, whenever also pentaerythritol is present, by means of the perchloric acid method PEN03 | |
Packaging
ALDER sodium formate is shipped in 25 Kg net weight polyethylene bags on 1,000 or 1,250 or 1,500 Kg shrink-wrapped pallets; in 500 or 1,000 Kg waterproof big-bags.