- Sodium sulfate is the
sodium salt of sulfuric acid. Anhydrous, it is a white crystalline solid
of formula Na2SO4; the decahydrate Na2SO4·10H2O has been known as
Glauber's salt .
- Sodium sulfate is
chemically very stable - it does not decompose, even if heated, and it
does not react with oxidizing or reducing agents at normal temperatures.
- At high temperatures,
it can be reduced to sodium sulfide. It is a neutral salt, with a pH of
7 when dissolved in water, because it is derived from a strong acid and
a strong base.
- Sodium sulfate is
mainly used for the manufacture of detergents and in the Kraft process
of paper pulping.
- Synonyms for sodium
acid sulfate include – sulfuric acid monosodium salt, sodium bisulfate,
and sodium hydrogen sulfate.
- The world production of
sodium sulfate, mostly in the form of the decahydrate amounts to
approximately 5.5 to 6 million tonnes annually.
- Two thirds of the
world's production of the decahydrate is from the natural mineral form
mirabilite, as found in lake beds in southern Saskatchewan.
- Mexico and Spain were
the world's main producers of natural sodium sulfate , with Russia, USA
and Canada.
- The domestic natural
sodium sulfate industry supplied 55% of the total output of U.S. sodium
sulfate. Because of the location of these plants, most natural sodium
sulfate is marketed in the West and southern Gulf areas.
- Synthetic sodium
sulfate was marketed mainly through major chemical distributors, which
have separate storage facilities from the producers.
- Glauber's salt, the
decahydrate, was formerly used as a laxative. It has also been proposed
for heat storage in passive solar heating systems.
- Another major use for
Na2SO4, particularly in the US, is in the Kraft process for the
manufacture of wood pulp.
- Sodium sulfate is used
as a "fining agent", to help remove small air bubbles from molten glass.
It also fluxes the glass, and prevents scum formation of the glass melt
during refining.
- Anhydrous sodium
sulfate is widely used as an inert drying agent, for removing traces of
water from organic solutions.
- Sodium sulfate is
important in the manufacture of textiles, particularly in Japan, where
it is the largest application.
- Sodium sulfate helps in
"levelling", reducing negative charges on fibres so that dyes can
penetrate evenly.
- The Australia New
Zealand Food Standards Council, an amendment to the Code would allow the
addition of sodium acid sulfate to foods as a food
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General
Information
- Information about Sodium Sulfate
- Anhydrous Sodium Sulfate
- History of Sodium Sulfate
- General specification of Sodium sulfate
Company
- Company from Canada
- Company from China
- Company from Kerala
- Company from Meishan
- Company from Nanjing
- Company from Zhejiang
- Company from Shanghai
Consultant
- Consultant from California
- Consultant from Canada
- Consultant from India
- Consultant from lllinois
- Consultant from Minnesota
- Consultant from WestBengal
- Consultant from California
MSDS
- Kevlar brand
fiber
- MSDS for
Sodiumsulphate
- Sodium sulfate anhydrous MSDS
- Sodium Sulphate
- Sodium Sulfite
- Sodium Bisulphate
Product
- Sodium sulphate
anhydrous
- Chromium
Sulphate
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Norgine's Moviprep
- Sodium Persulfate
- Tesnit
Process
- Solubility of sodium sulphate in the vicinity of
the critical point
- Summary of sodium sulfate processing
facilities
Applications
- Sodium sulfate of Cosmetics
- Sodium sulfate applications
- Acetaminophen Toxicity in Pets
- Feasibility of salt production from inland RO
desalination plant reject brine
-
Analysis of pesticide residues in soft
drinks
- The chemical components of detergents and their
roles in the washing process
Suppliers
- Suppliers of
Sodiumsulfate
Sodiumsulfate Manufacturers
Sodiumsulfate selling leads
Sodiumsulfate
tradeleads
Sodiumsulfate
suppliers
Manufacturers of
Sodiumsulfate
Buyers
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Buyers
list1
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Buyers
list2
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Hazards
-
Health Risk Assessment of Pesticide
Usage in Menia El-Kamh Province of Sharkia Governorate in Egypt
- Human health and ecological hazards
summary
- Exposure to SodiumSulfate
- Sulphate toxicity to the aquatic moss,
Fontinalis antipyretica
Commodity Profile
- Commodity profile of sodium sulfate in
2000
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2001
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2002
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2003
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2004
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2005
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2006
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2007
Commodity profile of
sodium sulfate in 2008
Project
- Detergent Powder and Cake
- Electrolyte Electrolysis
- Monitoring of Organic Chemical Pollutants in
Placental
- Study of liquid samples from clandestine
methamphetamine laboratories
Patent
- Co-production of
potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate
- Process for removing a
residue containing sodium sulphate
- Production of chlorine
and sodium sulphate
- Treating remains
containing sodium chloride and sodium sulphate
- Two stage chemical
treatment of mechanical wood pulp with sodium sulfite
Market
-
Market
details of Sodium sulfate
-
Chile: speciality fertilizers and
industrial chemicals from two unique resources
-
Mexican market profile
- Saskatchewan Statistics
- Executive Summary
Report
- Admirality resources
quarterly report
- A Urinalysis Report
- Preliminary assessment report
- The Alberta Lake Management Society Volunteer
Lake Monitoring Report
-
Toothpaste (sodium lauryl
sulfate) and cancer
-
Toxicity in Bhopal region
- Mohawk Tannery Report
- Hazard and Operability Study
- Study of aggregation in barium
sulphate precipitation
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