Light Soda Ash is one of the most important basic industrial chemicals and is a white, odorless, uniform product, free from dirt and other foreign matter.
It is one of the most widely used fixed alkali for manufacture of other alkali products, sodium salts, glass, soap, sodium silicates, detergent, bicarbonates, pulp and paper, cellulose and rayon, iron and steel, aluminum, cleaning compounds, water softening chemicals, textiles and dyestuffs, and many other materials. It is also used as an alkali for household purposes and as a washing powder by laundries.
| Formula | Na2CO3 |
|---|---|
| Other Name | Sodium Carbonate, Calcined Soda, Disodium Carbonate |
| CAS Number | [497-19-8] |
| Characteristics | Units | IS 251 : 1998 Specifications | TCL Assured Specifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 106 | |||
| Bulk Density | Kg/m3 | 500 – 750 | 550 – 720 | |
| Volatile matter content (at the time of packaging) | %, max | 2 | 0.80 | |
| Total Alkalinity (as Na2CO3) | %, max | 99.0 | ||
| Sulphates (as Na2SO4) | %, max | 0.08 | 0.03 | |
| Chlorides (as NaCl) | %, max | 1.0 | 0.80 | |
| Iron (as Fe2O3) | By Colorimetric methodBy Spectrophotometric method | %, max | 0.00290.002 | |
| Matter insoluble in water | %, max | 0.15 | 0.03 |
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