Sodium nitrite

Sodium nitrite is a mineral compound that is a pale white to yellow crystalline powder. NaNO2 is the most important nitrite salt industrially.

It is a precursor to a variety of organic compounds such as drugs, dyes and pesticides.

This compound is used in the food industry and in the production of processed meats and fish products.

Sodium nitrite is a good inhibitor of corrosion and is used as an additive in industrial greases.

Its aqueous solution is encapsulated in the cooling systems and is used in molten state as a heat transfer medium.

Sodium nitrite can be used as an effective drug when poisoned with cyanide