sodium silicate is known as water glass. sodium silicate is a combination of various proportions of silica & soda ash depending on the grade of Sodium silicate.
Types of Sodium Silicate:
1. Neutral Grade
2. Alkaline Grade
Field of application
Neutral grade is used In the following Industries manufacturing silica gel .Silica sol. zeolites.white carbon. etc.
used as an enslave In corrugated boxes. In fire prooting. In water prooting, soft consolidation, cement, Egg preservation (with shell) etc.
Alkaline grade is used In welding rod coatIng. tounanes. Paper manufacturing, Soaps & detergent manufacturing etc.
Packing method
Technical Data :
AppearanceColorless liquid.Boiling point102 g for a 40% aqueous solution.Specific gravity1.3 for a 40% solutionBe35-37 for neutral grade 48-52 for alkaline grade.Sodiumsilica ratio - 1:3.3 for neutral grade 1 :2.1 for alkaline grade.
