Detailed Product Description:

Sodium chlorate is an oxidizing agent.  It is mostly used to produce

chlorine dioxide for bleaching paper pulp, but is also used as an herbicide

and to prepare other chlorates.  It is a white crystalline powder that is

readily soluble in water.  It is hygroscopic.  It decomposes above 250°C

to release oxygen and leave sodium chloride.

Grade/Purity:

This is Reagent Grade material with a minimum purity of 99%.

Chemical Oxygen Generation:

Commercial aircraft provide emergency oxygen to passengers to protect

Them from drops in cabin pressure by catalytic decomposition of sodium

chlorate.  The catalyst is normally iron powder with the addition of barium

peroxide used to absorb the chlorine which is a minor product in the

decomposition.

Agricultural Applications:

Sodium chlorate is used as a non-selective herbicide.  It is considered

Phytotoxic to all green plant parts.  It can also kill through root absorption.

The herbicide is mainly used on non-crop land for spot treatment and for

total vegetation control on roadsides, fenceways, ditches and suchlike.

Precautions:

There is a risk of fire and explosion in dry mixtures with other substances,

Especially organic materials, that is other herbicides, sulfur, phosphorus,

Powdered metals, strong acids.  Particularly when mixed with sugar it has

explosive properties.

Can cause severe skin and eye irritation.  Strong oxidizer.

Download, read, and understand MSDS before using this

substance.

                Click here to download MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

Packaging:

Contents of 200 grams comes packed in 250ml sized HDPE lab-quality Nalgene bottle.