Sodium sulfite, ACS, 98.0% min

Sodium sulfite is used in the photography industry to protect developing solutions from oxidation; in the pulp and paper industry; in water treatment as an oxygen scavenger agent, as a desulfurizing and dechlorinating agent in the leather industry and as a bleaching agent in the textile industry. | CAS: 7757-83-7 | Na2O3S | 126.037 g/mol

Sodium sulfite is used in the photography industry to protect developing solutions from oxidation; in the pulp and paper industry; in water treatment as an oxygen scavenger agent, as a desulfurizing and dechlorinating agent in the leather industry and as a bleaching agent in the textile industry. It is used as a preservative to prevent dried fruit from discoloring. It finds application as a sulfonation and sulfomethylation agent in the chemical industry. It is involved in the production of sodium thiosulfate. Other applications include forth flotation ores, oil recovery and manufacture of dyes.

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