Sodium Hexametaphosphate SHMP, Cas 10124-56-8, Food Grade Additives AS Sequestrant

Sodium Hexametaphosphate SHMP, Cas 10124-56-8, Food Grade Additives AS Sequestrant

Product:              Sodium Hexametaphosphate

CAS:                    10124-56-8

Formula:             Na6P6O18

Quality:                FCCV, EC2008

Appearance&Smell:    Colorless or white and transparent powder

Package:              25kg perbag

Shelf Life:             2 years

Storage:               Stored in Shielded from light, dry and cool place

Functions:

SHMP is used as a sequestrant and has applications within a wide variety of industries, including as a food additive in which it is used under the E number E452i. Sodium carbonate is sometimes added to SHMP to raise the pH to 8.0-8.6, which produces a number of SHMP products used for water softening and detergents. Also used as a dispersing agent to break down clay and other soil types.

One of the lesser-known uses for sodium hexametaphosphate is as a deflocculant in the making of terra sigillata, a ceramic technique using a fine particled slip. The sodium hexametaphosphate causes the heavy particles in the slip to drop to the bottom allowing the fine particles to be siphoned off and applied to a green ware ceramic surface. It is also used as a dispersant for the ASTM D422 - 63(2007) Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils.

Applications:
Food industry
paper production
Textile, and dyeing,
Petroleum and chemistry