Sodium metabisulphite is marketed under the brand Birlasulf Sodium Metabisulphite (Birlasulf SM).
Birlasulf SM is used as a preservative in the starch and food industry to control melanosis (black spot) in shrimp; for fermentation in the wine industry; as an antichlor in the chemical industry and as a redox catalyst in the acrylic fibre industry.
The product is also used as a reducing agent in the purification of aldehydes and ketones; in the manufacture of sulphonated oil and resin; for detoxification of cyanide in gold ore processing plants and in the manufacture of photographic chemicals.
Sodium metabisulphite is manufactured by Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand).
| Formula: | Na 2 S 2 O 5 |
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| Synonyms | Sodium disulphite Sodium pyrosulphite |
| Grade: | This product is available in three grades:
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| Applications: | Food
As an antichlor and in the detoxification of cyanide and chromate Textile For bleaching wool and jute Gold mining To destroy cyanides Paper and pulp
For developer solutions and acidifying fixing baths |
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