Chlorates are salts of chloric acid [7790-93-4], HClO 3 . 1.1. Physical Properties. Aqueous chloric acid is a clear, colorless solution stable when cold up to ca 40 wt% (1). Upon heating, chlorine [7782-50-5], Cl 2 , and chlorine dioxide [10049-04-4], ClO 2 , may evolve. Concentration of chloric Vol. 6 CHLORIC ACID AND CHLORATES 103 Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.
Sodium chlorate is the primary raw material for the manufacture of chlorine dioxide, a bleaching agent in the pulp and paper industry. Increases in the chlorine dioxide substitution for chlorine in pulp bleaching have resulted in an average growth of 12%/y in production. Sodium chlorate is prepared electrolytically. The modern technology described minimizes sodium chloride and sodium dichromate impurities. Chlorates are powerful oxidizers, and they are also used in perchloric salt and uranium production.
Chloric acid technologies have been developed which allow the generation of chlorine dioxide directly from the acid, without the formation of sodium salts in the generator.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.