Sodium metabisulfite is an inorganic compound composed of sodium, sulfur and oxygen. It is a white crystalline or powder solid with a slight sulfur odor and a formula Na2O5S2 . Noncombustible, but may decompose to emit toxic oxide fumesof sulfur and sodium when heated to high temperature.
A corrosive acid when mixed with water.Used as a food preservative and as a laboratory reagent.
this product preserves food and is used extensively in commercial wine making. It is a bleaching agent in the textile, pulp and paper industries. It is also used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, film and photographic industries, and even in water and sewage treatment plants. However, pure sodium metabisulfite can be quite hazardous.
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sodium metabisulfite chemical and physical properties
In the table below some of the chemical and physical properties of this product are mentioned. all data that is mentioned in this table is gathered from Wikipedia website:
Applications of Sodium metabisulfite
In Food
this material is commonly used as a food preservative for dried foods like potato chips, raisins, and apples, as well as fruit concentrate juices. As a food product, the safe daily intake of sodium metabisulfite has been determined to be about .7 grams per kilogram of body weight. However, those with allergies to sulfites – often exhibited by rashes, hives and wheezing – may want to steer clear of this preservative altogether.
Cleaning Agent
The compound is also present in wines and beers, as it’s used as both a sterilizer and an antioxidant in the process of brewing beer or fermenting wine. If you or someone you know claims to have an allergy to red wine, it’s probably because of the presence of sodium metabisulfite.
As an antibacterial, the chemical is also used in the process of purifying water, cleaning water pipes and reverse osmosis membranes in desalinization equipment.
Additional Uses
Its acidic and preservative properties also make it an effective substitute for sodium bisulfite, a chemical that’s used in traditional darkroom photography. Also, it is used as a bleaching agent in pulp and textile manufacture, as well as a reducing agent in pharmaceuticals. It’s also a known preservative in cosmetics.
The chemical, in concentrated form, has also been used in landscape gardening as a tree stump remover, as it disintegrates the lignins – chemicals in plant cell walls – in the tree stumps, making them easier to remove.
Toxicity
While the allowable ingestion of sodium metabisulfite as a food preservative reduces it to sulfate in the liver, allowing for harmless elimination, excess exposure has been known to damage the immune system. It has also been linked to cancer, reproductive, developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity. Those with asthma and other allergies may also be sensitive to this product.
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