Sodium Sulfate - Anhydrous And Decahydrate Forms | High Purity Inorganic Compound, Effective Inert Drying Agent For Laboratories

We are engaged in supplying, exporting and manufacturing of sodium sulphate in Surat, Gujarat, India. Sodium sulfate is the inorganic compound with formula Na2SO4 as well as several related hydrates. All forms are white solids that are highly soluble in water. With an annual production of 6 million tonnes, the decahydrate is a major commodity chemical product. It is mainly used for the manufacture of detergents and in the Kraft process of paper pulping. In the laboratory, anhydrous sodium sulfate is widely used as an inert drying agent, for removing traces of water from organic solutions.[24] It is more efficient, but slower-acting, than the similar agent magnesium sulfate. It is only effective below about 30 A C, but it can be used with a variety of materials since it is chemically fairly inert. Sodium sulfate is added to the solution until the crystals no longer clump together; the two video clips (see above) demonstrate how the crystals clump when still wet, but some crystals flow freely once a sample is dry.