MAGNESIUM NITRATE Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate CAS NO: 13446-18-9 EC NO: 231-104-6

Magnesium Nitrate:

Used as the dehydrating agent of concentrating nitric acid on industry.

StandardQ/140000 XJD 008-2003		Value
Item		Chemical purity	Pharmac-eutical grade	industrial premium grade	industrial first grade	Agricultural grade
Magnesium nitrate[Mg(NO3)2·6H2O], %	min	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0
Insoluble substance in water, %	max	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.1
PH	min	----	3.5-4.5	4.0	---	----
Chloride(Cl) %	max	0.001	0.005	0.005	0.01	----
Sulphate(SO4),%	max	0.02	0.2	0.2	----0.5	----
Fe,%	max	0.0005	0.0002	0.0005	0.001	0.005
Ca,%	max	0.05	----	----	----	----
Heavy metal (Pb),%	max	0.002	0.0002	0.0005	0.002	0.005

Applications and Usages: Mainly used in concentrated nitric acid as dehydrator, in producing explosives, catalysts and other magnesium salts, as well as incineration agent for wheat.

MAGNESIUM NITRATE