Sodium hydroxide pellets

Agency

BP
JP
NF
Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

500

reg. compliance

FCC

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

product line

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL

Assay

≥98.0-100.5% (total alkilinity calculated as NaOH)

form

solid

quality

E 524

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

pH

>14 (20 °C 100 g/L in H₂O)

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

1090 g/L

density

2.13 g/cm³ at 20 °C

anion traces

carbonate (as Na₂CO₃): ≤0.5%
chloride (Cl^–): ≤0.015%
phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.002%
silicate (as SiO₂): ≤0.01%
sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.010%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.001%
As: ≤0.0003%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0010%
Hg: ≤0.00001%
K: ≤0.1%
Pb: ≤0.00005%
Zn: ≤0.0025%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0005%

application(s)

liquid formulation
ophthalmics
pharma/biopharma processes
pharmaceutical

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

InChI

1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M