Sodium Dithionite
Sodium hydrosulfite, also chemically abbreviated as Na2S2O4, is a chemical that is often used as a reducing agent. The substance often occurs in the form of white to slightly yellowish crystals.
Sodium hydrosulfite is used in various industrial applications including:
Bleaching Paper: It is used as a bleaching agent for paper and pulp.
Textile industry: In textile processing, sodium hydrosulfite is used as a reducing agent to remove dyes.
Food industry: It can be used as a food preservative to maintain freshness.
Photography: Historically it has been used in photographic processing as a reducing agent.
Water Treatment: Sodium hydrosulfite can also be used to dechlorinate water.
Synonyms:
- Sodium Hydrosulphite
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General information:
| Abbreviation | |
| CAS number | 7775-14-6 |
| EC no: | EG-Nr.: 231-890-0 |
| REACH Registration No. | |
| MATSEN Article no. | 1610 |
| Sum formula: | Na2S2O4 |
| Description | white powder |
| Available packaging | 50l Metal Drums, Returnable metal containers of 1 and 2 cbm |
| Variants | |
| Aggregate state | solid |
| Form | powder |
| Colour | white |
| Odour | no data avail. |
| Purity | no data avail. |
| Boiling point | no data avail. |
| Melting point | no data avail. |