TABLE A-11
Characteristics of common water and wastewater treatment chemicals and materials
Chemical or
trade name Formula
Specific
gravity
Bulk
density,
kg/m
3
Total
molecular
weight
Active
molecular
weight
Active
(%)
Commercial
strength (%)
Freezing
point,
a
C
Suitable storage
material
Activated
carbon
1.3 to
1.7
240 to 480 Dry: iron, steel; wet:
rubber and silicon linings,
type 316 stainless steel
Alum Al
2
(SO
4
)
3
1.321,340 342 342.0 100 50.0 13
FRP,
b
PE,
c
type 316
stainless steel, rubber
linings
Ammonium
hydroxide
NH
4
OH 0.9 900 35 35.0 100 29 Glass lining, steel, iron,
FRP, PE
Anhydrous
ammonia
NH
3
620 17 99.9
Calcium oxide CaO 560 to
1,140
5675 to 99
Typical
90
FRP, PE, iron, steel,
rubber
Caustic soda NaOH 1.541,530 40 40.0 100 50.0 10 Carbon steel,
polypropylene, FRP,
rubber lining
Chlorine Cl
2
1,470 70.9 99.8 Shipping containers
Ferric chloride FeCl
3
1.42 1,430 162.5 162.5 100 37 to 47
Typical
40.0
Glass, PVC, and rubber
linings; FRP, PE
Ferric sulfate Fe
2
(SO
4
)
3
· 9H
2
O 1,100 561.7 399.7 71 90–94 Glass, plastic, and rubber
linings; FRP, PE, type
316 stainless steel
Fluorosilicic
acid
H
2
SiF
6
1.21 1,210 144.1 144.1 79.2 40 Rubber-lined steel, PE
Phosphoric acid H
3
PO
4
1.571,570 98 95.0 96.9 75.0 to 85 17.5FRP, epoxy, rubber
lining, polypropylene,
type 316 stainless steel
Sodium bisulfite NaHSO
3
1.2 to
1.4
1,200 to
1,400
104.06 28 to 43 Plastic, FRP, stainless
steel
Sodium
carbonate
Na
2
CO
3
500 to
1,100
106 97 to 99.4 Iron, rubber lining, steel,
FRP, PE
Sodium fluorideNaF 800 to
1,200
42 90 to 95 Iron, steel, FRP, PE
Sodium
hypochlorite
NaOCl 1.21 1,210 74.551.5 69.1 12 to 15
(available
Cl
2
)
17.8 Ceramic, glass, plastic,
and rubber linings, FRP,
PE
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