Packing: 25kg - 50kg plastic bag. Physical and chemical:
Appearance: White crystals or powder
Melting point: 884 C
Density (g cm-3): 2.68 Application£ºMost sodium sulfate consumed annually is used to make soaps and detergents. It is an especially important ingredient in powdered soaps. Not as much is needed to make liquid soaps. It is also used to make textiles, in the production of paper and paper pulp, in glass production, and a variety of other applications.
Substitutes and Alternative Sources:
Emulsified sulfur and caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) can be used in place of sodium sulfate in paper production. It is easily replaced by a number of products in soap and detergent production. Soda ash and calcium sulfate can be used in place of sodium sulfate in glass production, but the glass produced is considered "less-than-perfect