Soda ash plant (from solution brine)

Sodium carbonate is a common inorganic industrial chemical, also Known as soda ash (na2co3). It is widely used in the manufacture Of glass, chemicals, such as sodium silicates and sodium Phosphates, the pulp and paper industries, the manufacture of Detergents and for the treatment of water. Soda ash manufacture By solvay technology is a very complex process. The natural Sodium chloride solution (brine) is extracted and purified (removal of solid impurities by filtration and removal of calcium And magnesium ions by precipitation). The discovery of the Chemistry of the ammonia-soda process can be traced back to the Early 1800s. A few british and french plants operated in 1840-1860, but without success. The ammonia-soda process is usually Called the solvay process because in 1865 ernest solvay started The first really successful plant at couillet in belgium. In 1874, the first successful ammonia-soda plant was erected in England. The ammonia-soda process is the dominant technology used Throughout the world, hence this process is selected for Production of soda ash.