Nouryon SMCA granules

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives,

Organic Acids

Chemical Name

Chloroacetic Acid

Base Chemicals Functions

Intermediate

CAS No.

79-11-8

EC No.

201-178-4

Technologies

Base Chemicals & Intermediates

Product Families

Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Intermediates

Organic Acids

Chemical Structure

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing

Base Chemicals End Uses

Adhesives,

Agrochemicals,

Barbiturates,

Carboxymethyl Starch,

Cellulose,

Chloroacetylchloride,

Cyanoacetic Acid,

Dye,

Glycine,

MCA Esters,

Malonic Acid,

Pharmaceutical Application,

Sequestering Agents,

Surfactants,

Thioglycolic Acid,

Vitamins

Applications

Main uses include production of: MCA esters, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl starch, thioglycolic acid, cyanoacetic acid (incl. esters), barbiturates, malonic acid (incl. esters and derivates), vitamins, sequestering agents (EDTA), glycine, dyes (indigo and derivates), chloroacetylchloride (CAC), surfactants

Properties

Physical Form

Granules,

Solid

Appearance

White granules

Specifications

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Iron	max. 10	mg/kg	—
Sodium Acetate	max. 0.2	%w/w	—
Sodium Chloride	max. 0.7	%w/w	—
Sodium Dichloroacetate	max. 0.2	%w/w	—
Sodium Monochloroacetate	min. 98.0	%w/w	—
Water in MCA	max. 0.2	%w/w	—

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Brazil,

Canada,

China (Mainland),

Mexico,

USA

Packaging Type

Bags

Regional Availability

• Global

Packaging and Transport

4-ply paper bag, 25 kg nett weight. Placed on a pallet with polyethylene film. Polypropylene woven FIBC’s (big bags). Placed on a pallet.