Uses of sodium sulphate

• Detergent and Cleaning Agents:
• Used as a filler in powdered detergents.
• Glass Manufacturing:
• Acts as a fining agent to remove small air bubbles from molten glass.
• Textile Industry:
• Used in dyeing and printing textiles.
• Paper Industry:
• Utilized in the kraft process for wood pulping.
• Medicine:
• Known as a laxative in its decahydrate form (Glauber’s salt).
• Chemical Industry:
• Used in the manufacture of various chemicals, including sodium sulfide, sodium silicate, and sodium dichromate.