Sodium Triphosphate

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sodium triphosphate (STP, sometimes STPP or sodium tripolyphosphate or TPP), with formula Na5P3O10, is a polyphosphate of sodium. It is the sodium salt of triphosphoric acid. It is used in various applications such as a preservative for seafood, meats, poultry and pet foods. It is also used in toothpaste and as a builder in soaps and detergents, improving their cleansing ability. The United States Food and Drug Administration lists STPP as "generally recognized as safe", along with salt, vinegar, and baking powder. STPP is a solid inorganic compound used in a large variety of household cleaning products, mainly as a builder, but also in human foodstuffs, animal feeds, industrial cleaning processes and ceramics manufacture.... Mehr