NaClO2 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

NaClO2

ceramic

· JVASP-8733· NaClO2

Sodium chlorite (NaClO2) is an inorganic ceramic compound primarily valued for its strong oxidizing properties rather than structural applications. In industrial practice, it is used extensively as a disinfectant and bleaching agent in water treatment, pulp and paper processing, and food sterilization, where its selective oxidation chemistry offers advantages over chlorine-based alternatives by producing fewer harmful byproducts. Engineers select NaClO2 systems for applications requiring controlled antimicrobial action and oxidation without the corrosivity or volatility concerns of gaseous chlorine.

water treatment and disinfectionpulp and paper bleachingfood and beverage processingmedical device sterilizationantimicrobial coatingschemical synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	31.29	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	16.41	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.538	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.554	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	3.976	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	5.227	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.452	-	DFT · TBmBJ
↳	3.132	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00166	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000578	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-271	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	417.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.03000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2427	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.7315	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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