Natural soda ash, sodium carbonate, is an alkali chemical refined
from the mineral trona or from naturally occurring sodium carbonate-bearing brines.
Synthetic soda ash is sodium carbonate that has been manufactured from one
of several chemical processes.
Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), is an alkali chemical refined from the mineral trona or
naturally occurring sodium carbonate-bearing brines (both referred to as
natural soda ash), the mineral nahcolite (referred to as natural sodium
bicarbonate, from which soda ash can be produced), or manufactured ...
Soda ash occurs in many kinds of mineral waters and
in mineral deposits of certain springs and lake brines. The richest and most
commonly found source of soda ash is trona, a mix of sodium carbonate, sodium
bicarbonate, and water
Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, has the following uses: Industrial applications
– Being a highly soluble substance, soda ash is used for numerous chemical
reactions. It's mostly used as an ingredient in the manufacture of dyes and
coloring agents, synthetic detergents and fertilizers.
Principal Applications of Sodium Carbonate — The principal applications of sodium carbonate
are in the manufacture of glass and the production of chemicals. It is also used in processing wood pulp to make paper, in making soaps and detergents, in refining aluminum, in
water softening, and in many other applications.
