SODIUM BISULFITE

“Chrome reducer. Alkalising agent in the manufacture of sodium salts and effervescent salts, in yeasts and beverages. Deliming aid with good oxidising and whitening effect. Used in dyeing, whitening and disinfecting wool, as well as in the extraction of permanganate in hides. Used to obtain paper pulp. Additive for cleaning products.

Identified uses:

  • Manufacture and industrial uses of aqueous sodium bisulfite solutions. Use of NaHSO3 in the chemical industry, the textile/leather industry, the
    rubber industry, paper, paper pulp and bleaching industry, the food industry, water treatment, mining and metal industry, for the purpose of distributing/selling and formulating, the photographic industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the cosmetic industry.
  • Industrial use of sodium hydrogen sulfite in the wood and furniture industry.
  • Professional uses of aqueous sodium bisulfite solutions as such or in preparations. Use of NaHSO3 in the chemical industry, the textile/leather industry, the rubber industry, paper, paper pulp and bleaching industry, the food industry, water treatment, mining and metal industry, for the purpose of distributing/selling and formulating, the photographic industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the cosmetic industry.

Additional information

Concentration

5 – 40%

Appearance

Yellow liquid with a slightly sharp odour.

pH

4 (at 20ºC, 100% solution)

Presentations

Jerrycans of 20 Litres
Drums of 200 Litres
IBCs of 1,000 Litres
Tankers of up to 24 Tonnes