Project Description
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT | Sodium Tripolyphosphate |
CAS # | 7758-29-4, 13573-18-7 |
SYNONYM | Pentasodium triphosphate, Pentasodium tripolyphosphate, Sodium triphosphate, Sodium tripolyphosphate, STP, STPP, Triphosphoric acid pentasodium salt, Triphosphoric acid sodium salt. |
FORMULA | Na5P3O10 |
APPEARANCE | White powder |
MELTING POINT | 622 °C |
MOLECULAR MASS | 367.86 g/mol |
SOLUBILITY | Insoluble in Soluble in |
DENSITY | 2.52 g/cm3 |
NOTES | Uses: – Food applications : STPP is a preservative for seafood, meats, poultry, and animal feeds. It is common in food production as E number E451. In foods, STPP is used as an emulsifier and to retain moisture. – STPP is used in synthetic detergent formulations. As additives, synergist for soap and preventing bar soap crystallization and bloom. – And in other industries like textile dyeing, confectionery industry, also used as dispersing agent, solvent. |