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310093

Magnesium hydroxide

reagent grade, 95%

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Linear Formula:
Mg(OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.32
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
215-170-3
MDL number:
Assay:
95%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder
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Product Name

Magnesium hydroxide, reagent grade, 95%

InChI key

VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L

InChI

1S/Mg.2H2O/h;2*1H2/q+2;;/p-2

SMILES string

O[Mg]O

grade

reagent grade

assay

95%

form

powder

pH

9.5-10.5

mp

350 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

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Application

Magnesium hydroxide can be used as:
  • A filler to prepare kenaf fiber-reinforced polymer composites.
  • A pH-adjusting agent in the production of succinic acid.

General description

Magnesium hydroxide is a low corrosive inorganic compound that is widely used as an acid- and halogen-free flame retardant and smoke suppressant in various polymeric matrices in the plastics industry. It is a magnesium oxide intermediate that can be used in refractory, water and wastewater treatment, fuel gas desulfurization, pulp and paper industry, and as a fertilizer additive.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Magnesium hydroxide reinforced kenaf fibers/epoxy hybrid composites: Mechanical and thermomechanical properties
Saba N, et al.
Construction Building Materials, 201, 138-148 (2019)
Synthesis of magnesium hydroxide and its calcinates by a precipitation method with the use of magnesium sulfate and poly (ethylene glycols).
Pilarska A, et al.
Powder Technology, 235, 148-157 (2013)
Flame retardant and mechanical properties of natural fibre-PP composites containing magnesium hydroxide.
Sain M, et al.
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 83(2), 363-367 (2004)
Conversion of magnesium fluoride to magnesium hydroxide
Booster J, et al.
Minerals Engineering, 16, 273-281 (2003)
Kinetics of magnesium hydroxide precipitation from sea bittern
Alamdari A, et al.
Chemical Engineering and Processing, 47, 215-221 (2008)

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