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Chemical Name: MERQUEL® 98

Formula: NaBr

CAS Number: 7647-15-6

Molecular Weight: 102.9

General & Use:
MERQUEL®98 is a source of elemental bromine. MERQUEL®98, as Bromine containing compounds, can be used to oxidize the mercury present in the coal, thereby enhancing the overall removal of mercury in downstream pollution control equipment.

Specifications:

Appearance White briquettes
Assay (as NaBr) % 98 min
Chlorides (as Cl-) % 1 max
Heavy metals (as Pb) ppm 10 max
Iodides (as I-) % 0.01 max
Loss on drying % 0.5 max
pH of a 5% aqueous solution 5.5 – 8.5
Sulfates (as SO4) wt% 0.07 max
Total Hardness ppm 100 max
Transmittance of 25% Sol, 410 nm, % 90 min

Toxicity
MERQUEL® 98 is practically non-toxic. It is non-irritating to skin and only slightly irritating to eyes. It is not a skin sensitizer.

  • LD50 (oral,rat): 4,200 mg/kg
  • LD50 (dermal,rabbit): >2,000 mg/kg

Packaging:
Available in:

  1. Valve bag of 25 kg, each pallet carrying 42 bags. Total net weight 1050 kg.
  2. As a free flowing compacted product in big bags of 1 M.T.