Disodium
hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) is a sodium salt of phosphoric
acid. It is a white powder that is highly hygroscopic and water soluble. It is therefore used commercially as an
anti-caking additive in powdered products.
It is also known as disodium
hydrogen orthophosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphate or sodium phosphate dibasic.
It is commercially available in both the hydrated and anhydrous forms pH of disodium hydrogen phosphate water solution is between
8.0 and 11.0
Disodium phosphate is used in dyestuffs and metal treatment.
It is also used in conjunction with trisodium
phosphate in many steam-boiler applications. It supplies the
inventory of free phosphates to retard calcium scale formation.
DSP is also used in Metal cleaning, as a Buffer in
Textile Processing, In dyestuffs for faster dispersion, Important ingredient in
fire proofing formulations, For purification of clays, For manufacture of opal
glass.