A guide to sodium gluconate — what it is and how it's used as a chelant and sequestrant — from a US-based distributor.
Sodium gluconate is a chelating agent and sequestrant that strongly binds metal ions, especially in alkaline conditions. It is used in cleaning formulations, concrete admixtures, and water treatment. Stratus Chemical supplies technical and industrial grades in 25 kg bags and supersacks.
Sodium gluconate is the sodium salt of gluconic acid. Its standout property is strong sequestration of calcium, iron, and other metal ions — particularly under alkaline conditions — which makes it useful wherever hard-water minerals or metal ions need to be controlled.
Supplied in technical and industrial grades in 25 kg bags and supersacks. COA and SDS are provided with every shipment.
Sodium gluconate is used as a chelating agent in cleaning formulations, a set retarder and water reducer in concrete admixtures, a sequestrant in water treatment, and a conditioner in metal treatment.
Stratus supplies technical and industrial grades in 25 kg bags and supersacks, with COA and SDS provided.
Sodium gluconate strongly binds metal ions such as calcium and iron, especially in alkaline conditions, which makes it effective at controlling hard-water minerals and scale.
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