Application of Salts (General) Washing Soda (Na2CO3)

NaCl - used in making soap and paper

- Pulp and paper industry - manufacture Borax
- Processing aluminium, - cleaning agent – domestic purpose
beryllium,copper,steel and vanadium - remove permanent hardness of water
- Food industry - neutralise the corrosive effect of
- Medicine chlorine
- Water softening - salt based electrolytes
- Soda ash industry - water softener
- Optical instrument - swimming pools
- Cleanser - dying of fabrics
- Firefighting
- Used in cooking and preservation Plaster of Paris
- Maintain the right balance of fluid in (calcium sulphate) CaSO4 . 2H2O
body - supporting fractured bones in right
- Removing stains and grease position
- Prevention of ice during winter season - making toys and materials for
- IV drip decoration
- Cleaning wounds - making smooth sufaces

NaOH Monosodium glutamate MSG

- Manufacture of soap and detergents - savoury and enhance flavour
- Cleaning agent
NaNO3
Bleaching Power: - manufacturing of explosives and
Calcium oxychloride CaOCl2 fertilisers
- Bleaching cotton and linen in textile
industry Potassium Permanganate
- Bleaching wood pulp in paper industry - treat skin conditions like fungal
- Oxidising agent in chemical industry infections
- Disinfecting drinking water - synthesising organic compound like
ascorbic acid
Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate/ sodium
hydrogen carbonate) NaHCO3 Tetra Amino Cupric Sulphate
- Baking powder - manufacturing artificial fabrics
- Ingredient in antacids (alkaline) ,
neutralises excess acid in stomach Zinc Chloride Hydroxide Monohydrate
- Soda acid fire extinguisher - common feed additive and nutritional
- Pest control supplement for domesticated animals
- Paint and corrosion removal - antifungal component for treating
- pH balancer plants
- bio pesticide
- cattle feed supplement
- heartburn treatment
- teeth whitening
- deodorant
- relieve itchy skin
Application of Salts in Food Industry 4. Sodium nitrite and sodium
benzoate are examples of salts
1. Sodium chloride is used as a used as food preservatives.
food additive in the preparation Sodium nitrite helps to preserve
of food, to give foods a salty processed meat such as ham
taste. It is also used as a food and sausages. Sodium benzoate
preservative. is found in tomato sauce and
2. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) chilli sauce.
is another food additive used in
food preparation to enhance the Application of Salts in Industry
taste of foods.
3. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is 1. Sodium hypochlorite is a
found in baking powders. bleaching agent and a
Together with acid salts such disinfectant. Cleaning agents
as potassium hydrogen contain this compound.
tartrate, calcium hydrogen 2. Tin (II) fluoride is added to
phosphate and sodium toothpaste and water to prevent
hydrogen phosphate, they tooth decay.
react in the presence of water to 3. Sodium carbonate
produce carbon dioxide. As the decahydrate is used in making
carbon dioxide escapes, it helps soda-lime glass.
to make the cake or bread rise. 4. Silver bromide is used in the
making of photographic paper
List of the Important Salt and their Uses
Name of Salts Uses
1. An essential requirement of our food.
2. Used in cooking food as well as for cooking
gas.
3. Used as a preservative in pickles and in
curing meat and fish.
Sodium Chloride or 4. Used in the manufacture of soap.
Common Salt (NaCl) 5. Used to melt the ice in winter in cold
countries.
6. Used for making chemical likes washing
Soda, baking soda etc.
7. In making a freezing mixture which is used by
ice-cream vendors.
1. Used for making soap and detergent
2. Used for making artificial textile fibre (rayon)
3. Used in the manufacturing of paper
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
4. Used for purification of bauxite ore
5. Used in de-greasing metals, oil refining and
making dyes and bleaches
1. Used as cleansing agent.
2. Used for removing permanent hardness of
Sodium Carbonate or water.
Washing Soda 3. Used in the manufacturing of glass, paper,
(Na2CO3.10H2O) textiles, caustic soda, etc.
4. Used in the refining of petroleum.
5. Used in fire extinguishers.
1. Used as neutralising agent (antacid)
Baking Soda or Sodium
2. Used for making baking powder
Bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
3. Used in fire extinguisher
1. Used as bleaching agent in cotton industry
and paper industry for bleaching cotton and
Bleaching Powder or linen as well as wood pulp respectively
Calcium Hypochlorite 2. Used for disinfecting drinking water
3. Used for making chloroform (CHCl3)
4. Used for making the wool unshrinkable
1. Used in hospital for setting fractured bone
Plaster of Paris or 2. Used for making toys, decoration material
Hemihydrate Calcium cheap ornament, chalk etc
sulphate, CaSO4 1/2 H2O 3. Used for fire-proofing material
4. Used for making surface smooth.
1. To make gunpowder, fireworks and glass
Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)
2. As a fertilizer in agriculture
1. Commonly called ‘blue vitriol’, used as a
fungicide to kill certain germs
Copper Sulphate (CuSO4)
2. In electroplating
3. In dyeing
Potassium Aluminium 1. Used to purify water; makes suspended
Sulfate particles in water settle down
(K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O) 2. As an antiseptic
 3. In dyeing
1. Flooring in the form of marble
Calcium carbonate
2. To make lime (CaO),cement
(CaCO3)
3. For extraction of iron
Silver nitrate (AgNO3) 1. In photography for developing films
Ammonium nitrate 1. Fertilizers and explosives
(NH4NO3)