Synonyms | Na2CO3, Sodium Carbonate, Disodium Carbonate, Soda Ash, Carbonic acid disodium salt |
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CAS No | 497-19-8 |
Molecular Weight | 106 |
Molecular Structure | Na2CO3 |
Dense soda ash is used in Glass manufacturing (Flat Glass, Container Glass, Plate Glass, deep processing to other high grade glass for example automotive glass, curtain wall glass), Silicate, Ultramarine, and other chemical industries.
Soda Ash – Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate) is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odourless powder that is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). It has a strongly alkaline taste, and forms a moderately basic solution in water. In India, almost 3.2 MMT of Soda ash is synthetically produced in large quantities from salt (sodium chloride) and limestone by a method known as the Solvay process.
Soda Ash Light or light Soda Ash is an important basic industrial alkali chemical used in soap and detergents, pulp and paper, iron and steel, aluminium cleaning compounds, water softening and dyeing, in fibre–reactive dyes, effluent treatment and production of chemicals.