Chemical Name : Sodium Formaldehyde Sulfoxylate
Commercial Name : Rongalite
Molecular Formula : NaHSO2·CH2O·2H2O
Molecular Weight : 154.12
Specific Gravity :1.8
Melting Point : 64℃
Heat of Fusion :54.84 KJ/mol( 13.2Kcal/mol)
Hygroscopic Point : Relative Humidity 60%
Stable Pour-Point :50℃ max
4. Purpose:
It is mainly used as a discharging agent, color-discharging agent, reductant in printing and dyeing industry, as an activating agent for production styrene-butadise rubber and synthetic resin, also be used to decolourize and bleach some organic matters, for example: as a bleaching agent in synthetic rubber, sugar-making, and food industries. It may be substituted for the sodium hydrosulfite in some special conditions.