Sodium Bromate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sodium Bromate(V)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CAS
7789-38-0
EC
232-160-4
Food Code
Sodium bromate is sodium salt of bromic acid, white crystalline oxidizer soluble in water, used for controlled oxidation in baking and chemistry. Produced from bromine electrolysis, compliant with PubChem oxidizers and Sigma-Aldrich halides.
Sodium Bromate
APPLICATIONS
Dough maturing in bread production; neutralizing in hair perms; oxidizing agent in labs; bleaching in textiles; and extracting gold in mining.
SAFETY & RISKS
Potential carcinogen; explosive with combustibles. Banned in EU foods; limit exposure with respirators; fire suppression ready per EFSA restrictions.
PACKAGING
Supplied in 25 kg fiber-reinforced plastic cans with labels. Isolate in bromate oxidizer storage with fire doors.
