Uses
Nitrilotriacetic Acid Trisodium Salt is a sequestering agent that forms stable complexes with Zinc.
Uses
An excellent chelating agent. Sequestrant.
Definition
ChEBI: An organic sodium salt composed of sodium and nitrilotriacetate ions in a 3:1 ratio.
Preparation
Weigh 2.4000g sodium hydroxide and dissolve it in 30mL distilled water to make sodium hydroxide solution; Weigh 11.4684g nitrilotriacetic acid and dissolve it in the newly prepared sodium hydroxide solution , the reaction was stirred for 0.5h, and finally the trisodium nitrilotriacetate was obtained.
Flammability and Explosibility
Non flammable
Safety Profile
Poison by intraperitoneal route. Moderately toxic by ingestion. Experimental reproductive effects. Questionable carcinogen with experimental neoplastigenic data. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx and NazO.