It is used for trace analysis of tellurium and niobium and preparation of developer, and also used as reducing agent. Used for artificial fiber stabilizer, fabric bleaching agent, photographic developer, dye bleaching deoxidizer, fragrance and dye reducing agent, lignin removal agent for papermaking. Used as a common analytical reagent and photoresistor material. Reductive bleaching agent, which has bleaching effect on food and strong inhibition of oxidase in plant food. Food industry used as bleach, preservative, loosening agent, antioxidant. It is used to make cellulose sulfite ester, sodium thiosulfate, organic chemicals, bleached fabrics, etc., and also used as reducing agent, preservative, dechlorination agent.