Do you know the uses of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate in different industries?

Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate is widely used, I believe everyone knows it, but it may not be known that this chemical product is also divided into agricultural grade and industrial grade, and its use is different for different industries.

The use of agricultural grade magnesium sulfate heptahydrate is as a fertilizer, to provide magnesium fertilizer needed by crops, for the manufacture of magnesium fertilizer, which plays a great role in the growth of plants, and can also be used as a feed additive.

In industry, it is mainly used in medicine, microorganism industry, light industry, chemical industry, printing and dyeing industry, pharmaceutical industry, electroplating industry, smelting industry, specifically: for the manufacture of explosives, matches, porcelain, glass, pigments, ABS resin; In terms of materials, it is used as a flame retardant for plastics such as acrylic resin; in environmental protection, it is used for sewage treatment.

Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate is used in the light industry to produce fresh yeast, monosodium glutamate, beverages, and mineral water; in the chemical industry, it is used to manufacture magnesium stearate, magnesium hydrogen phosphate, magnesium oxide and other magnesium salts, as well as potassium sulfate, sodium sulfate and other magnesium salts. Sulfate; used as a filler in fireproof materials to enhance heat resistance; in pharmaceuticals, magnesium sulfate is processed into laxatives, anticonvulsants, magnesium trisilicate, wheatbeamycin, acetylspiramycin, and myosin.

In the food industry, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate is used for lactic acid, monosodium glutamate, etc. It is used as a filler in the tanning industry; it is used as a conductive salt in the electroplating industry; it can be used as a fabric dye, weighting agent, and magnesium dye in printing and dyeing. In addition, it is used for industrial sewage treatment, and it can condense and settle the waste liquid sewage to make it meet the sewage standard.