Sodium Dichromate

• Appearance:
     Noncaking crystalls of light orange to dark red colour.

  Empirical formula:
     Na2Cr2O7.

  Used in:

  ·         Tannery and fur industry for leather and fur tanning;

  ·         Chemical industry for producing non-organic pigments, catalyzers and other chrome-containing elements;

  ·         Textile industry for fabric pickling;

  ·         Other industries in passive mixtures content, in antifreeze liquid for engines, acetylene cleaning and chemical reagents.

Sodium Dichromate is a strong oxidising agent and a source in preparing chromium based derivatives. It is used in metal passivation and finds applications across diverse industries including pigments and coatings, screen printing in photographic engraving, electroplating, pyrotechnics and explosives.

As a wood preservative, Sodium Dichromate protects wood from termites and fungi while in metal treatment it works as a corrosion inhibitor. It is also used in pigment preparations like chrome oxide green and lead chromate.

APPLICATIONS

• Source in preparing chromium based derivative
• Screen printing & Photographic engraving
• Electroplating
• Pyrotechnics and explosives
• Pigment preparation like chrome oxide green, lead chromate etc.
• Wood preservative for protection from termites and fungi
• Metal treating and corrosion inhibitor
• Oil well drilling as treating agents in drilling mud systems
• Catalyst for the chromium metal production
• As an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis
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STORAGE CONDITIONS

• Store in cool and dry places
• Keep away from sunlight and heat sources, combustible organic materials, volatile organic compounds, flammable solvents and other readily oxidizable material
• Avoid storage on wood floors
• Remove and dispose of any spilled dichromate, don’t return to original container
• Protect against physical damage by handling vehicles like forklift or crane hooks, so as to prevent damage to bags

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