工(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽(yan)，是化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)的最基本原(yuan)料(liao)之(zhi)一(yi)，主(zhu)要成分有氯(lv)化鈉、亞(ya)硝(xiao)酸鈉等(deng)，被(bei)稱為(wei)“化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)之(zhi)母”。基本化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)主(zhu)要產品中的鹽(yan)酸、燒堿、純堿、氯(lv)化銨、氯(lv)氣等(deng)主(zhu)要是用工(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽(yan)為(wei)原(yuan)料(liao)生產的。

　　基本化(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)主要產品(pin)(pin)中的(de)(de)鹽酸(suan)、燒堿(jian)、純堿(jian)、氯化(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)(deng)(deng)主要是(shi)用工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)鹽為原(yuan)料生(sheng)產的(de)(de)。此外，還用于肥皂制造(zao)、陶(tao)瓷、玻璃生(sheng)產、日用化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)、石(shi)油(you)鉆(zhan)探、鉆(zhan)井工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)作液(ye)、完井液(ye)、石(shi)油(you)化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)脫(tuo)水(shui)液(ye)、建筑(zhu)行業(ye)早(zao)強劑(ji)、生(sheng)產涂(tu)料的(de)(de)凝(ning)固劑(ji)、橡膠(jiao)行業(ye)乳膠(jiao)凝(ning)結(jie)劑(ji)、造(zao)紙工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)添加(jia)劑(ji)及廢紙張(zhang)脫(tuo)墨、化(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)的(de)(de)無機化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)原(yuan)料及硫酸(suan)根脫(tuo)除劑(ji)，褐藻酸(suan)鈉的(de)(de)凝(ning)固劑(ji)、防治(zhi)小(xiao)麥(mai)、蘋果、白菜等(deng)(deng)(deng)腐爛及食品(pin)(pin)防腐劑(ji)、制取(qu)金(jin)屬鈉及其他鈉化(hua)合(he)物、鋼鐵熱(re)處理介(jie)質等(deng)(deng)(deng)。在水(shui)處理、公路除雪(xue)、制冷(leng)冷(leng)藏等(deng)(deng)(deng)方面，鹽也有廣泛的(de)(de)用途