NaCN type A
Characteristics
Fraction of total mass of sodium cyanide, % typical
99,0
Fraction of total mass of sodium cyanide, % min
98,0
Fraction of total mass of caustic soda, % max
0,8
Fraction of total mass of sodium carbonate, % max
0,3
Fraction of total mass of iron, % max
0,001
Fraction of total mass of heavy metals of sulfur hydrogen group
none
Density, kg/dm
1,596
Bulk density, kg/liter
0,850
Properties

Sodium cyanide is mainly used to extract gold and other precious metals in mining.

The main applications of sodium cyanide is a gold mining (cyanide leach), as well as zinc-plating and gilding metal products.

Sodium cyanide is a highly toxic substance (strong poison).
Sodium is manufactured in the shape of white briquettes.

Packing

  • 45 kg net in steel drum with inner PE bag
  • 1.000 kg net in UN certified big bag & wooden box
Characteristics of the packing
Weight of the cylinder, kg
5,0
The cylinders wall thickness, mm
0,5 – 0,55
Net weight, kg
45, 1.000
Net payload, MT / 20′ sea container
for 45kg drums
15.345
for 1.000kg big bags in wooden boxes
20.000
Sodium cyanide is also packed into UN-approved 2-ply polypropylene-polyethylene big bags that are stowed into wooden boxes. Net weight of one big bag is 1 000 kg.