Product Name
Molecular sieve
Category
Metal & Ceramic Materials
Description
Sodium aluminosilicate is a fine white powder. Many ordinary rocks (feldspars) are aluminosilicates. Aluminosilicates with more open three-dimensional structures than the feldspars are called zeolites. The openings in zeolites appear as polyhedral cavities connected by tunnels. Zeolites act as catalysts by absorbing small molecules in their interior cavities and holding them in proximity so that reaction among them occurs sooner.;DryPowder; DryPowder, OtherSolid; OtherSolid; PelletsLargeCrystals
Synonyms
CRYSTALLINE SODIUM POTASSIUM ALUMINOSILICATE;HYDRANAL(R)-MOLECULAR SIEVE;ALUMINUM SODIUM SILICATE;ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE;SODIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE;SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE;SODIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE;P 820 A
IUPAC Name
aluminum;sodium;dioxido(oxo)silane
Molecular Weight
202.14g/mol
Molecular Formula
AlNaO6Si2
Canonical SMILES
[O-][Si](=O)[O-].[O-][Si](=O)[O-].[Na+].[Al+3]
InChI
InChI=1S/Al.Na.2O3Si/c;;2*1-4(2)3/q+3;+1;2*-2
InChI Key
URGAHOPLAPQHLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Solubility
Insoluble (NTP, 1992);INSOL IN WATER, ALCOHOL, ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTIALLY SOL IN STRONG ACIDS & IN ALKALI HYDROXIDES @ 80-100 °C
Color/Form
FINE, WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER OR BEADS
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
4
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition ... emits toxic fumes of /disodium oxide/.
EC Number
215-684-8;615-031-0
Exact Mass
201.894648g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
201.894648g/mol