Chemical formula: Na5P3O10

Molecular weight: 367.86

Properties: White powder, surface density: 0.35-0.9g/cm3, meltingpoint: 622, free soluble in water, aqueous solution appears acid.It is a kind of inorganic surface active agent.

Application: Used as one of the main auxiliaries for syntheticdetergent, synergist for soap; Water softener, tanning agent forleather making, auxiliary for dyeing; As an effective dispersionagent for suspensions of coatings, kaolin, magnesium oxide, calciumcarbonate and drilling mud etc.; As an oil contamination resistanceagent in paper production. In foodstuff industry it is used asquality improver in the process of canned food, fruit juice drinks,foodstuffs from milk or soybeans. It may tender the meat in cannedham and soften the skin of horse bean in canned horse bean. It mayalso serves as a softener or densifier in foodstuff industry