{"id":87245,"date":"2026-04-06T13:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=87245"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:59:46","slug":"sodium-metasilicate-pentaydrate-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/?product=sodium-metasilicate-pentaydrate-2","title":{"rendered":"Sodium Metasilicate Pentaydrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sodium Metasilicate Pentaydrate<\/p>\n<p>Sodium metasilicate pentahydrate is a versatile alkaline chemical used in detergents, cleaners, and industrial processes for its buffering, emulsifying, and corrosion-inhibiting properties, serving as a builder in soaps, a bleaching aid, a deflocculant in ceramics, a binding agent in cement, and in metal treatment, paper making, and water treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Key Uses:<br \/> Detergents &amp; Cleaners: A major component in laundry, dish, and industrial cleaners, it 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