ʻO ka sodium lignosulphonate, he polymer maoli i hoʻomākaukau ʻia mai ka waiʻona ʻeleʻele alkaline papermaking ma o ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana, kānana a me ka hoʻomaloʻo ʻana, he maikaʻi ke kino a me nā mea kemika e like me ka cohesiveness, dilution, dispersibility, adsorptivity, permeability, surface activity, chemical activity, bioactivity a pēlā aku. ʻO kēia huahana ka pauka ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele manuahi, hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wai, kūpaʻa waiwai kemika, mālama ʻia i ka wā lōʻihi me ka ʻole o ka decomposition.