Product Application
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Glass Production
he largest single use of soda ash light throughout history has been the production of glass. Soda ash lightcommonly contributes about 12% - 15% of the weight of raw materials making up glass. Soda ash, with its low melting point and reactivity, acts as a flux for other ingredients, primarily silica and other oxides, allowing them to be melted at reasonable temperatures.
Soaps & Detergents
Approximately 11% of the soda ash light consumed in the US is used in the production of detergents, soaps and cleaning compounds. Soda ash light used primarily as a builder or filler in formulations of soaps, detergents and other cleaning compounds.
