- Chemical Formula: NaClO₂
- Molecular Weight: 90.44
- Appearance: White crystalline powder
- CAS No.：7758-19-2
- pH: 10.0 – 12.0 at 100 g/L at 20 °C
- Water Solubility: 545 g/L at 20 °C (OECD test guideline 105)
- Lower Explosion Limit: 7% (v)
- Oxidizing Properties: Classified as oxidizing with category
- Water Treatment：It is used for disinfecting drinking water and removing microorganisms from wastewater. It can kill a wide variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi.
- Bleaching Industry：It serves as a bleaching agent in the pulp and paper industry to bleach wood pulp. In the textile industry, it is used to bleach cotton, flax and other fibers, as well as fats and oils.
- Food Industry: It can be used for disinfecting fruits and vegetables, and sterilizing food processing equipment and surfaces.
- Medical Field: It is used for sterilizing medical areas and instruments, and cleaning oral hygiene products.
- Other Uses: It can be used for leather hair removal, surface treatment of certain metals, and purifying trace nitric oxide in coke oven gas
