Sodium Selenite


<< Back
 
 Sodium selenite is mainly used in the glass industry to neutralize green streaks. Moreover, it is being used in human nutrition, animal feed formulations applications to elevate the level of selenium in the body.

 

Physical Properties:

APPLICATIONS

GLASS INDUSTRY

Sodium selenite is mainly used in the manufacture of colorless glass. The pink color imparted by these selenites removes the green color imparted by iron impurities what helps to neutralize green streaks.

Feed The US Food and Drug Administration approved a selenium supplement to animal diets. The most common form is sodium selenite for pet foods.

PHARMA

Because selenium is an essential element, sodium selenite is an ingredient in some food supplements. Liquid and tablet supplements containing sodium selenite are used to elevate selenium in the body.

Medical Therapy

It might fight some cancers and help them go into remission (prostate cancer, brain cancer).  However, it needs first to be thoroughly evaluated in vitro and in vivo in different types of cancer.

Other uses:

-        Reagent in bacteriology,

 

-        Testing germination of seed.

 

   

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

Name

SODIUM SELENATE

MF

Na2O4Se

CAS No.

13410-01-0

Grade

Industrial

 

ANALYSIS RESULT

Status

CRYSTALLINE POWER

Colour

WHITE OR GREY

Assay

99.0% Min

Sodium Selenate

42 % Min

Chloride (Cl) 0.0005 %
Sulphate (SO4) 0.02 %
Nitrogen (N) 0.001 %
Water Insoluble Matter 0.003 %
 
Top
 
Send Inquiry