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).
Packaging
- 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
Chemical Specification
| Na 2 CO 3 | % | 99.5 min |
| Na 2 O | % | 58.2 min |
| NaCl | % | 0.1 max |
| Na 2 SO 4 | % | 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 |