Applications
Tata Chemicals manufactures Dense Soda Ash using the ammonia-soda process. As a highly versatile compound, it is used across multiple industries. We are among the world's largest and most geographically diversified soda ash companies, with manufacturing facilities in India, the UK, the USA, and Kenya.
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Chemical production
Dense Soda Ash is used in the production of chemicals such as sodium silicate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium percarbonate, sodium chromate, and sodium dichromate.
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Silicate manufacturing
The silica industry uses sodium silicate (produced from soda ash) as a key raw material to create precipitated silica. Highly dispersible silica (HDS) and other speciality silica products are manufactured by catalysing a reaction between sodium silicate and mineral acid under controlled process conditions.
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Metal smelting
Dense Soda Ash acts as a flux in metal smelting, lowering the melting point of silica in ore to form a fusible slag.
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Lithium mining
Dense Soda Ash is used in the precipitation process to create lithium carbonate, which is widely used in EV battery applications.
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Li-ion battery manufacturing
Lithium-ion battery recycling units use Dense Soda Ash to form metal salts, such as lithium carbonate, which have applications in glass manufacturing.
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Solar glass for PV module manufacturing
Dense Soda Ash reduces furnace temperatures, providing a more sustainable alternative during solar glass manufacturing for PV module production.
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Glass manufacturing (flat glass)
Dense Soda Ash is used to manufacture glass, where it reduces the melting temperature of the sand used in glass formation and helps in the 'workability' or shaping of glass articles such as tableware and float glass.
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Glass manufacturing (bottles and containers)
Soda ash lowers the melting temperature of sand, facilitating the workability and shaping of glass articles such as bottles and containers.
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Ceramic production (glazes, durability)
It is used in ceramic production as a soluble deflocculant in glazes and ceramic slips, helping to thin glaze slurries.
Packaging:
Tata Chemicals Magadi Soda Ash is packaged and sold in the following forms:
Bulk shipload up to approximately 15,000 MT per vessel.
One-ton block bottomed woven polypropylene bags.
50 kg woven polypropylene bags with inner polythene liner.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Recommended when handling.
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Storage
Store in a cool, dry place, away from moisture.
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First Aid
In case of contact with skin or eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water.
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LIGHT SODA ASH
Light Soda Ash, produced via the ammonia-soda process, is a naturally sourced low density soda ash used in soaps, detergents, and more.
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SODIUM BICARBONATE TECHNICAL GRADE
Sodium bicarbonate technical-grade is a versatile powder alkali intended for general applications like chemical synthesis, dyes, leather etc.
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Nano Zinc Oxide
Tata Chemicals' Nano Zinc Oxide has been developed through nanotechnology to offer higher capabilities.
Speciality product