AWWA B405-06 Sodium Aluminate (PDF)
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This standard describes sodium aluminate (Na2Al2O4) in both liquid and solid form for use in water supply service. Sodium aluminate according to this standard is a combination of sodium oxide (Na2O) and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with sufficient excess causticity (sodium oxide) for stabilization.
Description
Major changes made to the standard in this revision include the following: the required total gross sample size taken from each container of sodium aluminate in liquid form has been reduced from 10 qt (10 L) to 0.75 qt (750 mL) (Sec. 5.1.4.1); the required number of sampling locations from a tank car or tank truck has been reduced from five to three and the total volume required has been reduced from 10 qt (10 L) to 0.75 qt (750 mL) (Sec. 5.1.4.1.1); and, the required size of the final sealed samples for laboratory examination has been reduced from 0.5 qt (500 mL) to 0.2 qt (200 mL) (Sec. 5.1.4.2).