工業(ye)(ye)鹽，是化(hua)(hua)學工業(ye)(ye)的最基本(ben)原(yuan)(yuan)料之一(yi)，主要(yao)成分有氯化(hua)(hua)鈉、亞硝(xiao)酸(suan)(suan)鈉等，被稱為“化(hua)(hua)學工業(ye)(ye)之母”。基本(ben)化(hua)(hua)學工業(ye)(ye)主要(yao)產品中的鹽酸(suan)(suan)、燒堿、純(chun)堿、氯化(hua)(hua)銨、氯氣(qi)等主要(yao)是用工業(ye)(ye)鹽為原(yuan)(yuan)料生產的。

　　基本化學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)主要(yao)產(chan)品中的(de)(de)鹽酸、燒堿(jian)、純堿(jian)、氯(lv)化銨(an)、氯(lv)氣等(deng)主要(yao)是用(yong)(yong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)鹽為(wei)原料(liao)生(sheng)產(chan)的(de)(de)。此外(wai)，還用(yong)(yong)于肥皂(zao)制造(zao)、陶瓷、玻璃生(sheng)產(chan)、日用(yong)(yong)化工(gong)(gong)(gong)、石(shi)油(you)鉆(zhan)探、鉆(zhan)井(jing)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作液、完(wan)井(jing)液、石(shi)油(you)化工(gong)(gong)(gong)脫(tuo)水液、建(jian)筑行業(ye)早強劑(ji)(ji)、生(sheng)產(chan)涂料(liao)的(de)(de)凝固劑(ji)(ji)、橡膠行業(ye)乳膠凝結劑(ji)(ji)、造(zao)紙工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)添加劑(ji)(ji)及廢紙張脫(tuo)墨、化學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)的(de)(de)無機化工(gong)(gong)(gong)原料(liao)及硫(liu)酸根脫(tuo)除劑(ji)(ji)，褐藻酸鈉的(de)(de)凝固劑(ji)(ji)、防治小麥(mai)、蘋果、白(bai)菜(cai)等(deng)腐(fu)爛(lan)及食品防腐(fu)劑(ji)(ji)、制取(qu)金屬(shu)鈉及其他(ta)鈉化合物、鋼鐵熱(re)處(chu)理介質等(deng)。在水處(chu)理、公路除雪、制冷(leng)冷(leng)藏等(deng)方(fang)面，鹽也有廣泛的(de)(de)用(yong)(yong)途(tu)