Selenium Dioxide Production Cost Reports

Selenium Dioxide production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Selenium Dioxide production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of Selenium Dioxide. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Selenium Dioxide is a white to creamy-white lustrous crystalline chemical with a chemical formula SeO2. Its molecular weight is 110.97 g/mol. It is a lustrous, volatile compound with a strong, pungent odor. It is an oxide of selenium obtained by the oxidation of elemental selenium in the presence of oxygen. It is a hygroscopic chemical with tetragonal needle-like crystals and an acidic taste. Its melting point is measured approximately at 340 °C under pressure. It is soluble in strong acidic solvents such as concentrated sulfuric acid. It can also be dissolved in other chemical solvents such as methanol, ethanol, acetone, etc.

Its density is 3.95 g/cm3 at a temperature of 15 °C. It is a stale oxide of selenium that doesn’t react in the presence of air or light under normal conditions. However, it decomposes by heating it at higher temperatures while releasing toxic fumes of selenium. It reacts with water to form a corrosive solution and possesses the ability to corrode most metal varieties. It dissolves in water, forming selenic acid. Its reaction with carbon at an elevated temperature gives out selenium following a reduction reaction. It reacts with ammonia to give selenium, nitrogen, and water. It is a toxic chemical that can harm ingestion.

It is mainly utilized in the chemical industry to prepare or synthesize selenium-based compounds. It serves as a chemical reagent for alkaloids and is also known as an oxidizing agent in different organic synthesis processes. It is mostly used as an oxidizing agent in the allylic oxidation process of alkenes, which leads to the formation of allylic alcohols. Moreover, it can be used as a colorless toner in photographic development processes.