Sodium metabisulfite || Manufacturer and Supplier of Sodium metabisulfite or sodium pyrosulfite in Chennai India
Chennai Chemical industry Based in Chennai India , Chennai chemical are a leading Chemical Manufacturer and Supplier of Sodium metabisulfite or sodium pyrosulfite in Chennai India . We are supplied into various industrial markets including Household ,Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care and Industrial sectors including Oil Field, Agriculture, Lubricants, Metal Working chemical industry and Coatings markets.
Sodium metabisulfite or sodium pyrosulfite (IUPAC spelling Br. E. sodium metabisulphite or sodium pyrosulphite) is an inorganic compound of chemical formula Na2S2O5. The substance is sometimes referred to as disodium metabisulfite. It is used as a disinfectant, antioxidant, and preservative agent.
Uses
Food preservation and additive It is used as a preservative and antioxidant in food and is also known as E223. It can be used to preserve color of some fruits, such as bananas.
It may cause allergic reactions in those who are sensitive to sulfites, including respiratory reactions in asthmatics, anaphylaxis, and other allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
It is also used as an excipient in some tablets, such as paracetamol.
It is used as the source of SO2 in wine, an important anti-oxidant and bactericide
It is also used to precipitate gold from auric acid (gold dissolved in aqua regia).
It is used in waste treatment to chemically reduce hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium which can then be precipitated and removed from an aqueous waste stream.
It is used as a bleaching agent in the production of coconut cream.
It is used as a reducing agent to break sulfide bonds in shrunken items of clothing made of natural fibers, thus allowing the garment to go back to its original shape after washing.
It is used as an SO2 source (mixed with air or oxygen) for the destruction of cyanide in commercial gold cyanidation processes.
It is used in the oil and gas industry as a corrosion inhibitor/oxygen scavenger.
It is used in the water treatment industry to quench chlorine residual.
It is used in tint etching iron-based metal samples for microstructural analysis.
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