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.
