Sodium molybdate, also known as disodium dioxide (dioxo) molybdenum, is useful as a source of molybdenum. It is used to manufacture both organic and inorganic pigments, as a reagent for alkaloids, as a bath additive for finishing metals finishing, as a corrosion inhibitor, and as an essential micronutrient for plants and animals. Moreover, it is used as a nutritional supplement in the food industry, as a corrosion inhibitor for water treatment in industrial applications, and in fertilizer applications.
Sodium
molybdate is a compound with a wide range of uses. Its use is varied and
includes agriculture and metalwork, as well as pigmentation and printing. It is
also used as a fertilizer. It is also a valuable component of soil, and a
chemical compound is a good source of potassium. Unlike another group of
compounds, sodium molybdate is highly soluble in water, so it can be easily
blended into the soil. This helps it avoid runoff, which has a negative
environmental impact. Sodium molybdate is also an essential micronutrient for
plants.
The growing popularity of the Sodium
Molybdate market is projected to be a major
trend in a market and this trend is expected to foster the market growth of
sodium metal.
If
used in the proper amounts, it is effective in increasing the growth of many
kinds of plants and other agricultural products. Sodium molybdate is suitable
for foliar/fertigation application on a wide variety of horticultural and broadacre
crops and pastures. It is particularly popular among farmers who primarily focus
on legumes like peanuts, alfalfa, beans, and lentils. This helps with the
absorption of nitrogen, ensures efficient nitrogen-fixing for these plants, and
allows nitrogen to be synthesized into ammonia and essential amino acids.
Sodium
molybdate is an ideal choice for fertilizer applications. Sodium molybdate is
widely used as an agricultural additive for fertilizer, in hydroponic farming,
as a corrosion inhibitor, and in dietary/nutritional supplements. Forms of
molybdenum in dietary supplements include sodium molybdate, molybdenum
chloride, molybdenum glycinate, molybdenum amino acid chelate. In February
2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Nulibry to reduce
the risk of death due to Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type-A.