Sodium sulphide

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Sodium Sulphide NaS

Sodium sulphide is a yellow to red crystalline solid that is highly watersoluble and has a strong rotten egg smell due to the release of hydrogen sulfide HS gas It is commonly used in tanneries chemical industries and water treatment

Key Properties of Sodium Sulphide

Strong reducing agent Reacts with oxidizing substances

Highly soluble in water Forms an alkaline solution

Releases hydrogen sulfide HS Has a pungent rotten egg smell

Corrosive reactive Can react violently with acids

Common Uses of Sodium Sulphide

1 Leather Textile Industry

Used in leather tanning to remove hair from animal hides

Helps in dyeing and textile processing as a reducing agent

2 Pulp Paper Industry

Used in the kraft process to break down wood pulp fibers

Helps in removing lignin from wood to make paper

3 Water Treatment Metal Processing

Used to remove heavy metals eg mercury lead from industrial wastewater

Helps in metal surface treatment and ore flotation in mining

4 Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry

Used in manufacturing sulfurbased chemicals like dyes and rubber chemicals

Used in some pharmaceutical synthesis processes

5 Photography Film Development

Previously used in film processing as a reducing agent

Is Sodium Sulphide Safe

Highly corrosive Can cause severe burns if it contacts the skin

Releases toxic hydrogen sulfide HS gas Dangerous in confined spaces

Can react violently with acids producing harmful fumes

Must be handled with gloves goggles and in wellventilated areas