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How big is the Sodium Chlorite industry and how it will look like in the next 5 years?

  Few weeks after the   9/11 attacks ,   anthrax   was found in letters sent to the public officials. The team responsible for hazardous materials used Chlorine dioxide to decontaminate the   Hart Senate Office Building   and   the Brentwood Postal Facility . This Chlorine dioxide which is generally used in disinfection applications is made from sodium chlorite. What is Sodium Chlorite? Sodium Chlorite is also known as chlorous acid. It is mainly composed of three elements—sodium, chlorine, and oxygen (Na + Cl + O 2 =  NaClO 2 ). It is a white crystalline inorganic sodium salt that is often used for the production of chlorine dioxide and also acts as an oxidizing agent. Sodium chlorite has a unique ability to completely dissolve in water and partially in methyl alcohol (methanol) and ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Sodium chlorite is also used as a reagent in the process of organic synthesis which oxidizes aldehydes to carboxylic acid. Many researchers have claimed that it can be used as a he