Mainly used in Detergents, Tanning, Textile, Printing, Dyeing, Glass, Papermaking
and Medicine Industry
• In Bleach to dechlorinate tap water for aquariums or treat effluent from waste
water treatments prior to release into rivers
• To lower chlorine levels in swimming pools and spas following super chlorination
• To remove iodine stains, e.g. after the explosion of nitrogen triiodide.
• In bacteriological water assessment
• In the tanning of leather
• Often used in pharmaceutical preparations as an anionic surfactant to aid in dispersion
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