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Soda and Inorganic Chlorides
Leveraging the Group's capacities as a comprehensive manufacturer of aluminum compounds, Nippon Light Metal produces and sells a variety of high quality products produced by the ion-exchange membrane method such as liquid caustic soda and liquefied chlorine, in addition to further advanced products utilizing these products as raw materials, not only synthetic hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite but also anhydrous aluminum chloride and etc.
Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide)
| NaOH | ●CAS No：1310-73-2 ●METI No：(1)-410 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, Art2, Para2: Deleterious Substance |
| Packaging | Tank truck /Tanker /Polyethylene container |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless and odorless liquid. Solidifies depending on concentration and temperature |
| Boiling Point | 138℃(48% solution) / 112℃(25% solution) |
| Specific Gravity | 48% solution: 1.50 (@20℃) / 25% solution: 1.30 (@20℃) |
| Composition (25% solution) | Composition (48% solution) | |
|---|---|---|
| NaOH | 25～26％ | 48％ or above |
| Na2CO3 | 0.1％ or less | 0.1％ or less |
| NaCl | 0.01％ or less | 0.01％ or less |
| Fe2O3 | 0.002％ or less | 0.002％ or less |
Liquefied Chlorine
| Cl2 | ●CAS No：7782-50-5 ●METI No： Not controlled as chemicals |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | High Pressure Gas Safety Act: Liquefied gas, poisonous gas Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, Art2, Para2: Deleterious Substance |
| Packaging | Tank truck / Cylinder (1 ton, 50 kg) |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Dark yellow and oily liquid |
| Boiling Point | -34.1℃ |
| Vapor Pressure | 3.66×105Pa（3.6atm）（0℃） 6.6×105Pa（6.6atm）（20℃） |
| Melting Point | -101℃ |
| Specific Gravity | 1.56（-34℃） |
| Solubility | 1.46g／100g water（0℃） |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Cl2 | 99.6％ or above |
Hydrochloric Acid
| HCl | ●CAS No：7647-01-0 ●METI No：(1)-215 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, Art2, Para2: Deleterious Substance |
| Packaging | Tank truck / Tanker / Polyethylene container |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless liquid generating significant smoke in wet air with irritating odor |
| Boiling Point | 108.6℃（22wt% HCl as azeotropic mixture） |
| Specific Gravity | 1.18（20℃） |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Hydrochloric Acid | 35.0％ or above |
| Iron (as Fe) | 0.0001％ or less |
| Ignition Residue | 0.01％ or less |
| Sulfates （as SO4） | 0.01W/V％ or less |
| Arsenic （as2O3） | 1mg/l or less |
| Heavy Metals（as Pb） | 0.0005W/V％ or less |
Sodium Hypochlorite (Nikkei Ziaso)
| NaClO | ●CAS No：7681-52-9 ●METI No： (1)-237 |
| Packaging | Tank truck / Polyethylene container |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow transparent liquid with significant irritating odor |
| Decomposability | Decomposition accelerates due to higher temperature, acids, oxidizable metals, and organic substances |
| Specific Gravity | 1.20（20℃） |
| pH | 12.0 or above |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Available chlorine | 12.0％ or above |
| Free Alkali | 2.0％ or less |
Low Salt Sodium Hypochlorite (Nikkei Ziaso L)
| NaClO | ●CAS No：7681-52-9 ●METI No：(1)-237 |
| Packaging | Tank truck / Polyethylene container |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow transparent liquid with significant irritating odor |
| Decomposability | Decomposition accelerates due to higher temperature, acids, oxidizable metals, and organic substances |
| Specific Gravity | 1.10～1.20（20℃） |
| pH | 12.0 or above |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Available chlorine | 12.0％ or above |
| NaCl | 4.0％ or less |
| Free Alkali | 2.0％ or less |
Low Bromic/Chloric Acid Sodium Hypochlorite (Nikkei Ziaso S)
| NaClO | ●CAS No：7681-52-9 ●METI No： (1)-237 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Certificated as "K 120 extra-grade sodium hypochlorite" by Japan Water Works Association(JWWA) Certification No. Chemicals G-7 |
| Packaging | Tank truck / Polyethylene container |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow transparent liquid with significant irritating odor |
| Decomposability | Decomposition accelerates due to higher temperature, acids, oxidizable metals, and organic substances |
| Specific Gravity | 1.16 or less（20℃） |
| pH | 12.0 or above |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Available Chlorine | 12.0％ or above |
| NaCl | 1.0％ or less |
| Free Alkali | 1.0％ or less |
| Bromic Acid | 10mg/kg or less |
| Chloric Acid | 2000mg/kg or less |
Sodium Hypochlorite Pentahydrate（SHC5®）
| NaClO・5H2O | ●CAS No：10022-70-5 ●METI No：(1)-237 |
| Packaging | 10 kg (Polyethylene Bag) |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Pale yellow crystals |
| Decomposability | SHC5 is stable for 1 year below 7℃ in a tightly sealed plastic container stored in the dark. However, decomposition of SHC5 is accelerated by oxidizable metals, organic substances and acids in addition to temperature rise. |
| Untapped bulk density | 0.8g/cm3 |
| pH | ≒1.1 (Available chlorine: 12% solution) |
| Composition(Typical value) | |
|---|---|
| Available chlorine | 39.0％ or above (42.0%) |
| NaCl | （0.12%） |
| Free Alkali | （0.05％） |
| Bromic Acid | （0.005%） |
| Chloric Acid | （0.05%） |
Aluminum Chloride Anhydrous
| AlCl3 | ●CAS No：7446-70-0 ●METI No： (1)-12 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, Art2, Para2: Deleterious Substance Industrial Safety and Health Act, Enforcement Ordinance9: Dangerous Substances and Harmful Substances the name of which should be indicated and notified (Aluminum and its soluble salt) |
| Packaging | Container (1-2 ton) Lift Flex (2 ton × 4 containers) (2 ton × 5 containers) Open drum (50-250 kg) Flexible container bag (0.5 ton, 1 ton) |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow to light yellowish grey granules or powders |
| Specific Gravity | 2.44 |
| Apparent Specific Gravity | ≒1.2 |
| Melting Point | 190.2℃（2.5ATM） |
| Sublimation Point | 183℃ |
| Solubility | 41.1g/100g water |
| Solubility | Easily soluble in water and generates significant amount of heat A little soluble in benzene and toluene |
| Hygroscopicity | Highly hygroscopic and when left in atmospheric air absorbs moisture and produces hydrochloric acid gas |
| Corrosiveness | Not reactive with a metal in the dry state but corrodes metal by producing hydrochloric acid gas if moisture is absorbed |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved Condition | Clear |
| Purity | 99.0％ or above |
| Sulfates（SO4） | 0.01％ or less |
| Lead (Pb) | 2ppm or less |
| Iron (Fe) | 0.02％ or less |
| Particle Size | 2～4mesh（10.7～4.7mm） 4～8mesh（4.7～2.3mm） 8～20mesh（2.3～0.8mm） 20mesh or above（～0.8mm） |
Aluminum Chloride Solution
| Aqueous AlCl3 | ●CAS No：7446-70-0 ●METI No： (1)-12 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Industrial Safety and Health Act, Enforcement Ordinance9: Dangerous Substances and Harmful Substances the name of which should be indicated and notified (Aluminum and its soluble salt) |
| Packaging | Tanker truck / 200 L drum (60 kg net) / Polyethylene container (4.8-5.4 kg net) / Cubitainer (4.8 kg net) |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Clear liquid in light yellow to yellow |
| Specific Gravity | 1.242 or above（15℃） |
| pH | Strong acidity |
| Solubility | 41.1 g net/100 g water |
| Solubility | Limitlessly dilutable with water |
| Hygroscopicity | None (soluble with water) |
| Corrosiveness | Corrodes metal by contact |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| AlCl3 | 24.0％ or above |
| Iron (Fe) | 0.005％ or less |
| Chlorine (Cl) | 19％ or above |
| Free acid | 0.01％ or less |
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate
| AlCl3・6H2O | ●CAS No：7784-13-6 ●METI No：(1)-12 |
| Applicable Laws & Regulations | Industrial Safety and Health Act, Enforcement Ordinance9: Dangerous Substances and Harmful Substances the name of which should be indicated and notified (Aluminum and its soluble salt) |
| Packaging | Heavy-duty paper bag（25kg） |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White or light yellow crystals |
| Specific Gravity | 2.39 |
| Corrosiveness | Corrodes metal by producing hydrochloric acid gas if moisture is absorbed |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Purity | 97.0％ or above |
| Dissolved Condition | Clear |
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