Soda ash is sodium carbonate, also known as soda ash or soda ash in international trade. It is an important organic chemical raw material. There are two main industrial products: soda ash light and soda ash dense.
Soda ash is generally a powdery or granular white alkaline inorganic compound at room temperature, also known as soda ash, soda ash, soda ash, sodium carbonate, etc. The chemical formula is Na2CO3 and the molecular weight is 105.99.
From a global perspective, Asia, Europe and North America are the world’s three major soda ash producing regions.
According to CNKI, China is the world’s largest producer of soda ash and has a surplus of soda ash. It is a net exporter of soda ash, and the annual net export volume of soda ash exceeds 1 million tons.
What are the downstream applications of global soda ash?
Globally, glass is the most important downstream of soda ash.
It accounted for 53% of the demand for soda ash, inorganic chemicals accounted for 14% of the demand for soda ash, and soaps and detergents accounted for 12% of the demand for soda ash; the first three accounted for 79% of the demand for soda ash.
1. Basic chemical raw materials, widely used in medicine (medically used to treat hyperacidity), papermaking, metallurgy, glass, textile, dyes and other industries.
2. As a buffer, neutralizer and dough improver, it can be used in cakes and flour products, and can be used in moderation according to production needs.
3. For float glass, picture tube glass bulb, optical glass, etc. It can also be used in other departments such as chemical industry, metallurgy and so on. The use of heavy soda ash can reduce the flying of alkali dust, reduce the consumption of raw materials, improve labor conditions, and also improve product quality.
4. Special reagents for color TV.
5. It is used as a neutralizer and leavening agent in the food industry, such as the manufacture of amino acids, soy sauce, steamed bread, bread and other flour products. It can also be made into alkaline water and added to pasta to increase elasticity and ductility.
6. It is used as a detergent for wool rinses, bath salts and medicines, and an alkali agent in tanning leather.
