Chemical Name: Sodium Hyposulfite Thiosulfate, Sodium Thiosulfate, Sodium Hyposulfite, Hyposulphite of Soda
Chemical Formula: Na2SO4
CAS Number: 7772-98-7
Appearance: Odorless white crystalline appearance
Packaging: Jute bag, Bulk
Definition
Sodium thiosulfate is an inorganic sodium salt composed of sodium and thiosulfate ions in a 2:1 ratio. It contains a thiosulfate (2-) valence.
It serves as an antidote for cyanide poisoning, a nephroprotective agent, and an antifungal drug.
Area of Use
It is used in the leather industry for tanning, and in titration due to its property of reducing iodine in leather tanning.
In the textile and paper industries, it is used to remove residual hydrogen peroxide from materials.
It is used as a chlorine remover in waste treatment.
It is used as a mordant in fiber dyeing.
It is used in gold and silver plating baths to prevent cyanide poisoning, as well as in the extraction of silver from ore.
It is used in fermentation processes.
It is used in wool bleaching processes.
It is used in the cosmetics industry.
In photography, it is used as a fixer in film baths due to its ability to dissolve silver salts.