Sodium Chlorate

About Sodium Chlorate

Sodium chlorate is an industrial salt produced from water and common table salt in a reaction with electricity.

Sodium chlorate is produced from two commonly found raw materials: salt (NaCl, sodium chloride) and water (H2O) along with the use of large amounts of electrical energy. The manufacturing process involves the electrolysis of an acidified sodium chloride solution in a specially designed electrochemical cell.

Sodium chlorate is largely used by the pulp & paper industry to produce chlorine dioxide, which is used to bleach wood pulp for the manufacture of higher quality and environmentally friendly white paper products. Pulp mills convert sodium chlorate into chlorine dioxide – an environmentally friendly bleaching agent. The process of using chlorine dioxide to bleach pulp is referred to as “ECF” bleaching meaning “elemental chlorine free”.

Our sodium chlorate is available in two forms: dry white crystal that looks like table salt and clear solution.