SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE AND SODIUM CARBONATE

SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE AND SODIUM CARBONATE.

Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)

Popularly known as washing soda or soda ash, sodium carbonate is a commercially important compound.

In earlier days, it was obtained from the ash of plants and from natural deposits in India and Egypt.

Manufacture of Sodium Carbonate

  Raw Materials

  Sodium chloride – NaCl (brine solution)

  Ammonia – NH3