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Sodium sulfate decahydrate

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Glauber’s salt

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Linear Formula:
Na2SO4 · 10H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
322.20
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0%

form

crystals

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

pH

5.2-9.2 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

32.4 °C

solubility

water: soluble 322.2 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 ppm
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Fe: ≤5 ppm
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.003%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤3 ppm

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/2Na.H2O4S.10H2O/c;;1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;;;;/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4);10*1H2/q2*+1;;;;;;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

RSIJVJUOQBWMIM-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Sodium sulfate decahydrate is also called as Glauber′s salt. It shows promising characteristics as phase change material (PCM) due to its high solar thermal energy storage ability.

Application

Sodium sulfate decahydrate may be used to deepen the color while dyeing cotton fabrics.6

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Curbing global warming with phase change materials for energy storage.
Anisur MR, et al.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18, 23-30 (2013)
Crystal structures of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Glauber's salt) and sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax). Redetermination by neutron diffraction.
Levy HA and Lisensky GC.
Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Science, 34(12), 3502-3510 (1978)
Enhancement of solar thermal energy storage performance using sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate of a conventional solar water-heating system.
Canbazoglu S, et al.
Energy and Buildings, 37(3), 235-242 (2005)
Jia-ying Zhu et al.
Zhongguo wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue = Chinese critical care medicine = Zhongguo weizhongbing jijiuyixue, 24(6), 346-348 (2012-10-02)
To investigate the effect of nasal tube feeding of rhubarb solution and umbilical compress of Glauber's salt for purgation in the treatment of patients with severe acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP). A retrospective study was conducted. Eighty patients with severe
Min-Jie Cao et al.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 73(4), 607-616 (2012-10-26)
Plants play a prominent role as sulfur reducers in the global sulfur cycle. Sulfate, the major form of inorganic sulfur utilized by plants, is absorbed and transported by specific sulfate transporters into plastids, especially chloroplasts, where it is reduced and

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