Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP)

1, Product Description

Product: SHMP; Sodium Hexametaphosphate

Chemical formula: (NaPO3)6

Standard executed: HG/T2837-1997

Molecular weight: 611.82

CAS No.: 10124-56-8



2, Properties:

1. Appearance: White powder;

2. Relative density: 2.484 (20 degree centigrade);

3. Solubility: Easily soluble in water, but not in organic solution;

4. Absorbent to dampness, and turn sticky when absorbed dampness in air;

5. Can form soluble chelate with metallic ions such as Ca, Ba, Mg, Cu and Fe



3, Application:

1. Technical grade: Used in such industries as oil field, paper-making, textile, dyeing, petrochemical industry, tanning industry, metallurgical industry and building material industry, and used as a water softening agent in solution for printing, dyeing, and boiler, as diffusant in papermaking; Retarding agent, floating agent, dispersing medium, high temperature agglomerant, detergent and soil analytical chemical reagent;

2. Food grade: Mainly used as additive agent, pH adjusting agent, fermenting agent, and nourishment, etc.