Sodium Hypochlorite

Packaging Options

Bulk

up to 28 tonnes

Formula

NaOCl

Description

Sodium Hypochlorite is an alkaline, green-yellow liquid. It has a distinct, irritating odour and is soluble in water at all concentrations.

Product Information

Sodium Hypochlorite is mainly used for disinfection across a wide variety of industries – examples below:

Agriculture – disinfection
Cleaning – bleaching/ disinfection
Food & Beverage – sterilising & cleaning
Leisure – chlorination/ sanitation of swimming pools
Metal Treatment – effluent treatment, cyanide neutralisation
Pharmaceutical – sterilisation & disinfectant
Power – cooling tower treatment, control of algae & mussel growth on intake system
Paper – pulp bleaching, water treatment
Water Treatment – chlorination and disinfection

Strengths & Grades

Stored at 15% available chlorine
Dilutions available from 15% down to 1%
Available as Thycal (DWI approved), ULB and standard grades
Product available to meet BS EN 901:2013– Treatment of Water for Human Consumption

Storage & Supply

ICL manufacture Sodium Hypochlorite using membrane cell technology at our site in West Thurrock, Essex
ICL have long-term agreements in place with UK and European producers
We have significant storage at our production site in West Thurrock, with additional storage at other UK sites.

Technical Information

Formula

NaOCl
CAS

7681-52-9
UN

1791
Commodity

28289000
Synonyms

Bleach, Thycal

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01375 389000