Sodium Carbonate (Dense Soda Ash)

The Dense Soda Ash produced from the trona ore in our facility are used in various areas such as glass industry, detergent and paper production.

Technical Features

Dense Soda Ash, Sodium Carbonate also known as disodium carbonate is a chemical substance white in colour and its aqueous solution is clear and colorless ( chemical formula Na₂CO₃).

Packages

  • 25 or 50 kg polyethylene (PE) FFS bag
  • 1000 kg innerlining polypropilen (PP) bigbag
  • 1250 kg innerlining polypropilen (PP) bigbag
  • Bulk

Usage Areas

  • Glass
  • Chemical industry
  • Soap and detergent
  • Paper
  • Flue gas treatment
  • Water and waste water treatment
Technical Features
Safety Data Sheet

CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Na₂CO₃

%

99.5 min

Na₂O

%

58.2 min

NaCl

%

0.1 max

Na2SO4

%

0.1 max

Total Fe

µg/g

10 max

Water Insolubles

%

0.05 max

As / Arsenic

ppm

1 max

Pb / Lead

ppm

1 max

Hg / Mercury

ppm

1 max

Solubility

g/100 ml water

45.5 (100°C) 
49.5 (35.37 °C) 
7 (0 °C)

pH

1 % solution

11.4

 

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Bulk Density

g/cm³

0.95-1.15

Whiteness

%

L*= 95 min. (CIE Lab)

Appearance

Visual

Colourless crystals or white, granular or crystalline powder

Solubility

 

Soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.

Particle Size

 

 

+600 micron (µm)

%

5 max

+150 micron (µm)

%

88 min

-75 micron (µm)

%

5 max