Cryolite

Cryolite (CAS 15096-52-3) — formula AlF6.3Na, molecular weight 209.941265; category organic chemicals.

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Where it is used

Documented applications: Uses: Used as an electrolyte in the production of aluminum by electrolytic reduction, [ACGIH], Aluminum Producing [Category: Industry], For Cryolite (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 075101) ACTIVE products with label matches., SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Primarily a stomach poison. ... For use against Lepidoptera & Coleoptera on certain vegetables & fruit crops ... ., Principally an electrolyte in production and refining of aluminum, flux in production of various metals and alloys, flux and opacifier in manufacture of glass and enamels, coating for welding rods, filler for resin, rubber, ceramic-bonded grinding wheels, Electrolyte in the reduction of alumina to aluminum, ceramics, insecticide, binder for abrasives, electric insulation, explosives & polishes., For more Uses (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SODIUM FLUORIDE (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Use Classification: INSECTICIDES, Industry Uses: Catalyst, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Filler, Flux agent, Abrasives, Consumer Uses: Abrasives, Methods of Manufacturing: Reaction of hydrofluoric acid, hydrated alumina, and sodium carbonate., It is commonly produced by mixing sodium aluminate soln with liquid or gaseous hydrogen fluoride., ... Synthetically from aluminum fluoride, ammonium fluoride and salt., Synthetic cryolite is usually made from sodium aluminate, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium fluoride., Cryolite may be obtained by (a) mining natural mineral cryolite or (b) synthesis by the reaction of aluminum oxide, sodium chloride and hydrogen fluoride., Formulations, Preparations: Kryocide, insecticide produced by Pennwalt, 96% sodium fluoaluminate, Aqueous suspension, bait, dust and wettable powder., ... Generally and 0.2% suspension, as insecticide, Consumption Patterns: About 75% in the production and refining of aluminum, 25% in all other applications (1965), Seven thousand metric tons were applied in the United States in 1944., U.S. Production: 2023: 10, 000, 000 - <50, 000 lb, 2022: 10, 000 - <25, 2021: 10, 2020: 8, 500, 000 - <10, (1972) AT LEAST 8.8X10+10 G, U.S. Imports: (1972) 2.33X10+10 G, (1973) 3.48X10+10 G, General Manufacturing Information: All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Primary Metal Manufacturing, Other (requires additional information), Machinery Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Manufacturing, Aluminum sodium fluoride: INACTIVE, Cryolite (Na3(AlF6)): ACTIVE, Cryolite is, incompatible with alkaline pesticides such as lime sulfur, bordeaux mixture., With lime, cryolite undergoes ..., a chemical, reaction, that, ... Results in plant injury., Cryolite ... is the primary constituent of the Hall-Heroult cell electrolyte., ... Developed as a safer stomach poison insecticide than the arsenicals, especially because of concern about persistent lead arsenate residues on edible produce such as apples., ... Widely exploited since the early days of commercial aluminum production, but now practically exhausted and abandoned in favor of synthetic cryolite..

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Cryolite is a carbon-based organic compound with CAS registry number 15096-52-3 and molecular formula AlF6.3Na (molecular weight 209.941265), belonging to the organic chemicals segment of chemical raw materials.

Identification

CAS number: 15096-52-3

Its molecular formula AlF6.3Na comprises 1 Al, 6 F, 1 Na atoms.

Also known as: Cryolite · Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate

Category: organic chemicals

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