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Detergents
Soda Ash 99.4% (Sodium Carbonate)
Formula:
Na₂CO₃
GOST/CAS:
ГОСТ 5100-85 / CAS 497-19-8
Soda Ash (sodium carbonate, Grade B) is a highly effective alkaline component that serves as a key raw material for the production of household and industrial detergents. It is a white crystalline powder, highly soluble in water. Due to its powerful saponifying, cleaning, and water-softening properties, this product is indispensable in the formulation of synthetic detergents, laundry powders, and professional cleaning compounds. It is also widely utilized in the textile, glass, and metallurgical industries.
Applications
Production of Detergents and Soaps: Used as an active alkaline builder in the manufacturing of laundry powders (both consumer and industrial), liquid detergents, and soaps. It significantly boosts the performance of surfactants (tensides).
Industrial Cleaning & Degreasing: Incorporated into heavy-duty alkaline cleaners designed to degrease metal surfaces, machine parts, storage tanks, and industrial equipment, effectively removing stubborn grease, oils, and organic residues.
Water Treatment & Softening: Applied to reduce water hardness in commercial laundries, boiler houses, and industrial plants. It prevents the formation of scale and lime deposits while acting as an effective pH regulator.
Textile Industry: Extensively used in fabric scouring and bleaching processes, for neutralizing acids after textile processing, and as a dye-fixing agent during fiber dyeing.
Key Advantages
High Detergency & Cleaning Power: Efficiently breaks down and saponifies fats, oils, and stubborn organic soils, ensuring excellent cleaning performance even in cold water.
Advanced Water Softening: Binds calcium Ca and magnesium Mg ions and precipitates them, which drastically enhances the efficiency and foaming properties of soaps and surfactants.
High Purity & Stability: A minimum active substance content of 99.4% guarantees minimal impurities and predictable, stable behavior in chemical formulations.
Cost Efficiency: Offers an exceptional performance-to-cost ratio, allowing manufacturers to reduce the cost of finished goods without compromising final quality.
Storage & Transportation
- Store in dry, enclosed, and well-ventilated warehouses, in tightly sealed original packaging, away from moisture, humidity, and acids.
- Protect from direct sunlight and physical package damage. The product is hygroscopic and can form lumps (caking) when exposed to moisture.
- Transportation is permitted by all types of covered transport while maintaining proper weather protection. The product is not classified as a hazardous cargo (in accordance with GOST 19433-88 / international transport codes).
- Shelf life — 1 year from the date of manufacture (when stored in original, unopened packaging).
Technical Specifications
Appearance
White crystalline powder or granules
Molecular Weight
105.99 g/mol
Assay
≥ 99.4%
Chlorides
≤ 0.2%
pH (1% aqueous solution)
11.0 – 11.5
Bulk Density
0.9 – 1.1 g/cm³
Supply info
- Industrial multi-layer paper or polypropylene bags with an inner polyethylene liner containing 25 kg.
- Specialized Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC / Big-Bags) containing 1000 kg or 1200 kg for bulk commercial shipments.
- Available for delivery via specialized bulk trucks (pneumatic trailers) or covered railcars.