Sodium chlorate

Description

White, water-soluble crystals. Sodium chlorate is a strong bleaching and oxidizing agent. It is used in bleaching paper pulps and was occasionally used for removing stains from archival papers (Roberts and Etherington 1982). However, it can leave residual chloride that is difficult to remove. Sodium chlorate is also used to dye and print textiles and to tan and finish leathers.

Chemical structure

Other Properties

Soluble in water, glycerol. Insoluble in ethanol.

Composition	NaClO3
CAS	7775-09-9
Melting Point	248-260
Density	2.490
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 106.5
Boiling Point	(dec)

Hazards and Safety

Fire hazard in contact with dry organic materials. Contact may cause irritation.

LINK: International Chemical Safety Card

Additional Information

M.Roberts, D.Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1982.

Authority

• G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 686

• Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

• Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8741

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998