Table 8 (Continued)
Common or
Suitable
Avail-able
Solu-bility,
AWW
Chemical Name and
Trade Name
Shipping
Handling
Forms
W eight,
lb/gal
Commercial
Character-istics
A
3
Formula
Containers
Materials
lb/ft
Strength
Stan-
dard
Stabilization and Corrosion Control
Carbon dioxide, CO2
Carbon
20-, 50-lb
47.4 @
dioxide gas,
cylinders. Bulk;
70F
liquid carbon
tank trucks,
dioxide
tank cars
Disodium phosphate,
Basic
125-lb kegs;
Cast iron, steel
Crystal
60-64
0.4 (32F),
19.5% P2O5
Precipitates Ca,
Na2HPO412H2O
sodium
200-lb bags;
6.4 (86F)
Mg; pH of 1%
phos-phate,
325-lb bbls.
solution, 9.1
DSP,
secondary
sodium
phosphate
Sodium hexameta-
"Calgon,"
100-lb bags
Hard rubber,
pH of 0.25%
Crystal, flake,
47
1-4.2
66% P2O5
phosphate, (NaPO3)6
glassy phos-
plastics,
(unadjusted)
solution, 6.0-8.3
powder
phate,
stainless steel
vitreous
phosphate
Sodium hydroxide,
Caustic
100-, 700-lb
Cast iron,
Flake
2.4 (32F)
98.9% NaOH,
Solid;
NaOH
soda, soda
drums; bulk
rubber, steel
Lump
4.4 (68F),
74-76% NaO2
hygroscopic;
lye
(trucks, tank
Liquid
4.8 (104F)
pH of 1%
cars)
solution, 12.9
Sulfuric acid, H2SO4
Oil of vitriol,
Bottles;
Concen-
Solution (60-
Complete
77.7% H2SO4
Approx. pH of
vitriol
carboys;
trated--iron,
66 B)
(60 B); 93.2%
0.5% solution,
drums; trucks,
steel; dilute--
H2SO4 (66 B)
1.2
tank cars
glass, lead,
porcelain,
rubber
Tetrasodium
Alkaline
125-lb kegs;
Cast iron, steel
White
68
0.6 (80F),
53% P2O5
pH of 1%
pyrophosphate,
sodium
200-lb bags;
powder
3.3 (212F)
solution, 10.8
Na4P2O71OH2O
pyrophos-
300-lb bbls.
phate,
TSPP