1.Characters of sodium hexametaphosphate in food /tech grade shmp 68% :
Sodium Hexametaphosphate-SHMP
Chemical formula: (NaPO3)6
CAS No.: 10124-56-8
2.Properties of sodium hexametaphosphate in food /tech grade shmp 68% :
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.Specification of Sodium Hexametaphosphate:
| No. | Specifications | Industrial Grade | Food Grade |
| 1 | Total phosphate, as P2O5%≥ | 68.0 | 68.0 |
| 2 | Inactive phosphate, as P2O5%≤ | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Iron, as Fe %≤ | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 4 | Ph value (1% solution) %≤ | 5.8-7.3 | 5.8-6.5 |
| 5 | Solubility | Qualified | Qualified |
| 6 | Heavy metals, as Pb %≤ | 0.001 | |
| 7 | Arsenic, as As%≤ | 0.0003 | |
| 8 | Fluoride as F%≤ | 0.003 | |
| 9 | Water insoluble %≤ | 0.05 | 0.06 |
4. sodium hexametaphosphate in food /tech grade shmp 68% 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.