工(gong)業鹽，是(shi)化(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業的(de)最(zui)基本原料之(zhi)一，主要成分有氯化(hua)(hua)鈉、亞(ya)硝(xiao)酸(suan)鈉等(deng)(deng)，被稱為(wei)“化(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業之(zhi)母”。基本化(hua)(hua)學工(gong)業主要產品中的(de)鹽酸(suan)、燒(shao)堿(jian)、純堿(jian)、氯化(hua)(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)(deng)主要是(shi)用工(gong)業鹽為(wei)原料生(sheng)產的(de)。

　　基本化(hua)(hua)(hua)學工(gong)(gong)業主要產(chan)品中的鹽(yan)(yan)酸、燒堿、純堿、氯化(hua)(hua)(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)(deng)主要是(shi)用工(gong)(gong)業鹽(yan)(yan)為原料(liao)生產(chan)的。此(ci)外，還用于肥皂制造、陶瓷、玻璃生產(chan)、日用化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)、石油(you)鉆(zhan)(zhan)探(tan)、鉆(zhan)(zhan)井(jing)工(gong)(gong)作液(ye)(ye)(ye)、完井(jing)液(ye)(ye)(ye)、石油(you)化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)脫(tuo)水液(ye)(ye)(ye)、建筑行(xing)業早強劑、生產(chan)涂料(liao)的凝固劑、橡(xiang)膠行(xing)業乳膠凝結劑、造紙工(gong)(gong)業添加(jia)劑及廢(fei)紙張脫(tuo)墨、化(hua)(hua)(hua)學工(gong)(gong)業的無機化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)原料(liao)及硫酸根脫(tuo)除劑，褐藻(zao)酸鈉的凝固劑、防治(zhi)小(xiao)麥、蘋果、白菜等(deng)(deng)腐(fu)爛及食品防腐(fu)劑、制取金屬鈉及其他鈉化(hua)(hua)(hua)合物、鋼鐵熱處理介質等(deng)(deng)。在(zai)水處理、公路除雪、制冷(leng)冷(leng)藏(zang)等(deng)(deng)方(fang)面，鹽(yan)(yan)也有廣泛(fan)的用途