工(gong)業(ye)鹽(yan)，是化(hua)(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業(ye)的(de)最基(ji)本(ben)原(yuan)料之(zhi)一，主(zhu)要(yao)成分有氯(lv)(lv)化(hua)(hua)(hua)鈉、亞硝(xiao)酸鈉等(deng)，被(bei)稱為“化(hua)(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業(ye)之(zhi)母(mu)”。基(ji)本(ben)化(hua)(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)要(yao)產品中的(de)鹽(yan)酸、燒堿、純堿、氯(lv)(lv)化(hua)(hua)(hua)銨、氯(lv)(lv)氣(qi)等(deng)主(zhu)要(yao)是用工(gong)業(ye)鹽(yan)為原(yuan)料生(sheng)產的(de)。

　　基本(ben)化(hua)(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)主要(yao)產(chan)品(pin)中的(de)鹽酸、燒堿(jian)(jian)、純堿(jian)(jian)、氯化(hua)(hua)銨(an)、氯氣等(deng)(deng)主要(yao)是用(yong)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽為原料生(sheng)產(chan)的(de)。此外，還用(yong)于肥(fei)皂制造、陶瓷(ci)、玻璃生(sheng)產(chan)、日用(yong)化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)、石油(you)鉆探、鉆井工(gong)(gong)作液(ye)(ye)、完井液(ye)(ye)、石油(you)化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)脫(tuo)水液(ye)(ye)、建筑行(xing)業(ye)(ye)早強劑(ji)、生(sheng)產(chan)涂(tu)料的(de)凝固劑(ji)、橡(xiang)膠行(xing)業(ye)(ye)乳膠凝結劑(ji)、造紙工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)添加劑(ji)及廢紙張脫(tuo)墨、化(hua)(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)的(de)無(wu)機化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)原料及硫酸根(gen)脫(tuo)除劑(ji)，褐藻酸鈉(na)的(de)凝固劑(ji)、防治小麥、蘋果、白菜(cai)等(deng)(deng)腐(fu)爛及食品(pin)防腐(fu)劑(ji)、制取(qu)金屬(shu)鈉(na)及其他(ta)鈉(na)化(hua)(hua)合物(wu)、鋼鐵熱處理介質(zhi)等(deng)(deng)。在水處理、公路(lu)除雪、制冷冷藏等(deng)(deng)方(fang)面(mian)，鹽也有廣泛的(de)用(yong)途(tu)