Sodium hypochlorite, commonly known as bleach, is a chemical compound with the formula NaOCl. Bleach is made from reacting chlorine with sodium hydroxide.
Our customers use sodium hypochlorite when they need to conduct bleaching and sterilization for sanitizing and water purification. In its industrial concentrations, sodium hypochlorite is similar to common household liquid bleach except that the strength is much higher.
In higher liquid concentrations, sodium hypochlorite is a straw yellow liquid that has a characteristic odor of bleach. In solution form, sodium hypochlorite is unstable and easily decomposes, liberating chlorine, which is the active principle of such products.
This chemical’s corrosive properties, common availability, and reaction to other products make it a significant safety risk. If users mix liquid bleach with other cleaning products, such as acids or ammonia, the combination produces toxic chlorine gas.
Northstar’s Sodium Hypochlorite Products
Northstar Chemical provides Sodium Hypochlorite typically as a 12.5% solution. Northstar has an EPA registered sodium hypochlorite under the label Starchlor®.
Northstar offers sodium hypochlorite in bulk and mini-bulk.
Please contact us to discuss your needs or to get additional info on our Mini-Bulk Tank Loan Program for this product. We provide special tank systems that can help extend the shelf life of sodium hypochlorite.
