Sodium Sulphate

Definition:

Sodium Sulfate (Na2SO4) is the sodium salt of sulfuric acid. Anhydrous sulfate is a white crystalline solid also known as the mineral thenardite

Uses and Applications:

Sodium sulfate is mainly used for the manufacture of detergents and in the Kraft process of paper pulping, although it has many other uses. About half of the world's production is from the natural mineral form of the decahydrate (mirabilite), and half from by-products of chemical processes.