工(gong)業鹽，是化學工(gong)業的(de)最基本(ben)原料之(zhi)一，主(zhu)要成分(fen)有(you)氯化鈉、亞硝酸鈉等(deng)，被稱(cheng)為“化學工(gong)業之(zhi)母”。基本(ben)化學工(gong)業主(zhu)要產品中的(de)鹽酸、燒堿、純堿、氯化銨(an)、氯氣等(deng)主(zhu)要是用工(gong)業鹽為原料生(sheng)產的(de)。

　　基本化(hua)(hua)學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)主(zhu)要產(chan)品(pin)中的(de)(de)鹽(yan)(yan)酸、燒(shao)堿、純堿、氯化(hua)(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)(deng)主(zhu)要是(shi)用(yong)(yong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽(yan)(yan)為原料(liao)生產(chan)的(de)(de)。此外(wai)，還用(yong)(yong)于肥皂制(zhi)造、陶瓷、玻璃(li)生產(chan)、日用(yong)(yong)化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)、石油(you)鉆探、鉆井工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)液(ye)、完井液(ye)、石油(you)化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)脫水液(ye)、建(jian)筑行(xing)業(ye)(ye)早(zao)強劑(ji)、生產(chan)涂(tu)料(liao)的(de)(de)凝(ning)固(gu)劑(ji)、橡膠(jiao)行(xing)業(ye)(ye)乳膠(jiao)凝(ning)結劑(ji)、造紙(zhi)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)添(tian)加劑(ji)及(ji)廢(fei)紙(zhi)張脫墨、化(hua)(hua)學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)的(de)(de)無機化(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)原料(liao)及(ji)硫酸根(gen)脫除劑(ji)，褐藻酸鈉的(de)(de)凝(ning)固(gu)劑(ji)、防治小麥、蘋(pin)果、白菜等(deng)(deng)腐爛及(ji)食品(pin)防腐劑(ji)、制(zhi)取金屬鈉及(ji)其他鈉化(hua)(hua)合物、鋼鐵熱處理介質等(deng)(deng)。在水處理、公路除雪(xue)、制(zhi)冷冷藏等(deng)(deng)方面，鹽(yan)(yan)也有廣(guang)泛的(de)(de)用(yong)(yong)途