Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Chemical Formula
- Na₂Al₂O₄
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Industrial Additives Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applicable Processes
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Principal Uses
- Drinking water / wastewater treatment – removal of suspended and dissolved matter such as organics and phosphorus. Catalyst, zeolite, molecular sieve manufacturing. Coating for titanium dioxide pigments.
- Pulp and paper manufacturing – pitch control and sizing agent.
- Catalyst Manufacturing - Sulfur Recovery Catalyst, Dessicants Purification, Hydrotreating (HDT), Hydrocracking (HCK), Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), Reforming (REF), Isomerization (ISOM)
- Typical Applications
Typical uses of liquid Sodium Aluminate include the following:
- Clarification in process and drinking water treatment applications
- Clarification and phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment applications
- Lime softening aid in process and groundwater treatment applications
- pH adjustment and pitch control in paper mill applications
- Surface treatment in titanium dioxide manufacturing applications
- Synthetic zeolite and catalyst production
- Refractory cement additives
- Concrete additives
- Industrial detergent compounds
- Product Usage Information
Used in catalyst manufacturing and in water and wastewater treatment for phosphorus removal and pH control.
Properties
- Appearance
- Amber liquid
- Typical Properties
- Specifications
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity (60°F) | 1.46 ‐ 1.49 | — | — |
| Product Weight | 12.18 ‐ 12.43 | Lbs/Gal | — |
| Viscosity (25°C) | 155 | cps | — |
| Viscosity (45°C) | 80 | cps | — |
| pH Value (1% Solution) | min. 11.5 | — | — |
| pH Value (Neat) | 14 | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Al₂O₃ Content | 19.5 ‐ 20.5 | % | — |
| Na₂O Content | 17.9 ‐ 19.1 | % | — |
| Na₂Al₂O₄ Content | 31.4 ‐ 33.0 | % | — |
| Molar Ratio (Na₂O / Al₂O₃) | 1.48 ‐ 1.54 | — | — |
| Iron Content | max. 200 | ppm | — |
| Silica Content | max. 200 | ppm | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Delivery
275 gallon IBCs (totes), tank trucks and railcars
Storage & Handling
- Handling
Observe caution when handling corrosive materials.