Sodium aluminate
SIAL/13404 - technical
Synonym: Aluminum sodium oxide; Sodium aluminum oxide
CAS Number: 11138-49-1
EC Number: 234-391-6
MDL Number: MFCD00085355
Product Type: Chemical
| cation traces | Al (Al2O3): 50-56% |
| Na (as Na2O): 37-45% | |
| form | powder |
| grade | technical |
| impurities | ≤0.05% Fe (as Fe2O3) |
| InChI | 1S/Al.Na.2O/q-1;+1;; |
| InChI key | IYJYQHRNMMNLRH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| reaction suitability | core: aluminum |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | [Na+].O=[Al-]=O |
| Application: | Sodium aluminate can be used as a catalyst:• In the transesterification of glycerol with dimethyl carbonate to synthesize glycerol carbonate. • In the isomerization of D-glucose into D-fructose. • To synthesize biodiesel from Jatropha oil via transesterification. • To convert alcohols into the corresponding unsymmetrical carbonate esters via carboxymethylation by using dimethyl carbonate. |
| General description: | Sodium aluminate is used in the synthesis of industrial catalyst mesoporous alumina and various aluminum trihydroxide polymorphs. |
| Symbol |  GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H290 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P234 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 35 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN2812 - class 8 - Sodium aluminate, solid |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH071 |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |