Industrial Salt
Industrial salt, also known as sodium chloride, has a chemical formula of NaCl. It is an ionic salt and exists as a white crystalline solid. Sodium chloride is widely distributed in nature and is found mostly in oceans (seawater has an average concentration of 2.68 wt% of NaCl). Sodium chloride also occurs in many inland saline waters and in salt deposits in sedimentary rocks as the mineral halite. As a common table salt, sodium chloride is an essential component of most food preparation - imparting flavor to food and providing the sodium nutritional requirement. It is also used for preserving food. Therapeutically, NaCl solution is used to combat dehydration as an electrolyte replenisher, and it is an emetic. The most important applications of sodium chloride in the chemical industry are in making a number of important industrial chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, and metallic sodium. Other uses are in dyeing and printing fabrics, glazing pottery, in making soap, and for curing hides.
Specifications
| IUPAC Name | Sodium Chloride |
|---|---|
| CAS Number | 7647-14-5 |
| HS Code | 25010010 |
| Formula | NaCl |
| Appearance | White Crystalline Powder |
| Common Names | Saline Solution; Halite; Salt |
| Packaging | 25 Kg Bag |
Applications
Detergent Industry
Sodium chloride’s main function in the detergent industry is as an inert filler. It is the most
commercially effective viscosity increasing agent to turn powder detergent to fluid. It is
especially effective for anionic detergent in the presence of alkylolamides. It makes up the
majority of the detergent with their primary role to modify and alter the physical properties of the compound.
Textile Industry
Sodium chloride is used for rinsing in textile processing to separate organic contaminants
and to precipitate salt out of dyestuffs. Dyes are generally negatively charged and they
get absorbed to the positively charged sodium cations readily. This will form insoluble
compounds which eventually precipitate out, allowing easy removal and isolation. Sodium
chloride is also used to blend with concentrated dyes to standardize them