Sodium lignosulfonate (lignosulfonic acid, sodium salt) is used in the food industry as a de-foaming agent for paper production and in adhesives for items that come in contact with food. It has antimicrobial and preservative properties, and is used as an ingredient in animal feeds. It is also used for construction, ceramics, mineral powder, chemical industry, textile industry (leather), metallurgical industry, petroleum industry, fire-retardant materials, rubber vulcanization, organic polymerization.
Sodium lignosulphonate is a kind of surfactant, which can be through modifications, processing and manufacturing of many products, mainly used for plastics, rubber, dyes, pesticides, ceramics, calves. concrete, asphalt, feed, water treatment, coal and concrete sludge, refractory materials, oilfield drilling, mixed fertilizer, metallurgy, foundry, adhesives. This is evidenced by very effective soil sand experiments and containment, and can also act as a desert sand fixation agent.