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BASF has a long history in pharmaceutical and personal care, and inorganic materials are no exception. The quality and performance of the ingredients are of the utmost importance, along with the support that BASF provides to customers in those segments.

Examples of applications include:

Sodium Nitrate

  • Intermediate in the production of azo dyes, diazo compounds, nitroso and isonitroso (oxime) compounds

Ammonium Chloride

  • Adjuvant
  • Hair care, as a thickening agent

Hydrosulfite F

  • Reaction partner for production of pharmaceutical products and plastics (polycarbonates) and as an anti-oxidization agent

Sodium Metabisulfite and Sodium Bisulfite

  • Reducing agent, for purifying isolating aldehydes and ketones, and destroying waste bromine
  • Production of surfactants for personal care products

Sodium Methylate

  • Manufacture of APIs (for antibiotics, antithrombotic, pain killers, heart diseases, HIV, cancer, and others)
  • Vitamin A, B1, B5, non-ionic surfactants

  • Fragrances for fruity to meaty odors or lavender and flowery odors

Sodium Ethylate

  • Main catalyst in production of omega 3 fatty acids and concentrates
  • Fragrances for brandy-like odors


Ferric Chloride

  • Selective catalyst in many Friedel-Crafts reactions during the synthesis of pharmaceutical chemicals

Ammonium Carbonate

  • Foaming agent in shampoo
  • Smelling salts

Ammonium Bicarbonate

  • pH -value regulator for cosmetics

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Product Packaging Shelf Life
(months)
Appearance Attributes SDS TDS Share
Sodium Methylate
30% Solution Bulk 24 Clear, colorless to slightly yellowish, viscous liquid

A strong base in methanol solution for transesterification reaction, alkylation, and ethoxylation

NaOCH3 content 28.9 – 31.0

SDS TDS
Crystals 10 x 10 KG Drum 24 Fine, white, crystallin, hygroscopic powder

A strong base for deprotonation

NaOCH3 content min. 97.5

SDS TDS
Sodium Ethylate
21% Solution Bulk / 180 KG Drum, 800 KG Drum 24 Clear, slightly yellowish to slightly brown, viscous liquid

A strong base in ethanol solution for alkylation and ethoxylation

NaOC2H5 content 19.7 – 21.5

SDS TDS
Ammonium Bicarbonate
O Food Grade 22.68 KG 12 Fine, white crystals with a slight smell of ammonia; tend to cake

Untreated grade without anti-caking agent

NH4HCO3 content min. 99.9

SDS TDS
Ammonium Carbonate
Crystals 25 KG 6 Fine, colourless crystals with a strong ammoniacal odour. Product cakes during storage

Source of ammonia and CO2 through thermal decomposition

NH3 content 30.5 – 34.0 & CO2 content min. 55.6

SDS TDS
Ammonium Chloride
NA Grade 1000 KG, 25 KG 24 White, fine crystalline powder

Technical grade with anti-caking up to 0.05

NH4Cl content min. 99.7

SDS TDS
Hydrosulfite
Hydrosulfite F 50 KG & 110 KG Drum 12 White, crystalline powder

Formate-based, fast-dissolving dithionite

Sodium dithionite content min. 88.0

SDS TDS
HydroBlue®90 50 KG & 110 KG Drum 24 White powder, dust- and odor-free

Improved shelf-life stability, reduced odor and dust, compared to F grade

Sodium dithionite content min. 90.0

(resp. more than 91.0)

SDS TDS
HydroBlue®92 50 KG & 110 KG Drum 24 White powder, dust- and odor-free

Improved shelf-life stability, reduced odor and dust, compared to F grade

Sodium dithionite content min. 90.0

(resp. min. 92.0)

SDS TDS
Ferric Chloride
Anhydrous 998 KG, 60 KG Drum 12 Dark green to black crystalline powder

Strong oxidizing agent with hexagonal layer structure

FeCl3 content min. 98.7

SDS TDS
Sodium Nitrate
Food Grade 25 KG produced in campaigns 36 White, crystalline product; can cake during storage and transportation

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, HACCP, 45001:2018, Kosher, Halal, ISO 50001:2018, GMP. High purity product via synthetic manufacturing

Sodium Nitrate content min. 99.5

SDS TDS
HQ U Untreated 1000 KG, 25 KG 36 White, crystalline product; can cake during storage and transportation

High purity product via synthetic manufacturing, perchlorate free, without anti-caking agent

Sodium Nitrate content min. 99.5

SDS TDS
Sodium Metabisulfite
Technical Grade 1000 KG & 1250, 25 KG 24 White or slightly yellowish, fine crystalline powder, with an odor of SO2

Low level of impurity and consistency

Na2S2O5 content 97.2 – 100.5

SDS TDS
Sodium Bisulfite
38-40% solution Only available in Europe 12 Yellowish solution, with an odor of SO

Byproduct from the production process of sodium sulfite and sodium metabisulfite

NaHSO3 content 37.5 - 40.5

SDS TDS

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