工業(ye)鹽，是(shi)化學工業(ye)的(de)最基(ji)本(ben)原(yuan)料(liao)之一，主要成(cheng)分(fen)有氯(lv)化鈉、亞硝酸鈉等(deng)(deng)，被稱為(wei)(wei)“化學工業(ye)之母”。基(ji)本(ben)化學工業(ye)主要產(chan)品中的(de)鹽酸、燒堿(jian)、純堿(jian)、氯(lv)化銨、氯(lv)氣等(deng)(deng)主要是(shi)用工業(ye)鹽為(wei)(wei)原(yuan)料(liao)生產(chan)的(de)。

　　基(ji)本化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)主要產(chan)品(pin)中的(de)鹽(yan)酸、燒堿(jian)、純堿(jian)、氯化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)主要是(shi)用工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽(yan)為原料生產(chan)的(de)。此外，還用于肥皂制造、陶瓷、玻(bo)璃生產(chan)、日用化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)、石油鉆探(tan)、鉆井(jing)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)作液、完井(jing)液、石油化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)脫水(shui)液、建筑行業(ye)(ye)早強(qiang)劑(ji)(ji)、生產(chan)涂(tu)料的(de)凝固劑(ji)(ji)、橡膠(jiao)(jiao)行業(ye)(ye)乳(ru)膠(jiao)(jiao)凝結劑(ji)(ji)、造紙工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)添加劑(ji)(ji)及廢(fei)紙張脫墨、化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)學(xue)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)的(de)無(wu)機(ji)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)原料及硫酸根(gen)脫除(chu)劑(ji)(ji)，褐藻酸鈉(na)的(de)凝固劑(ji)(ji)、防治小麥、蘋果(guo)、白(bai)菜(cai)等(deng)腐(fu)(fu)爛及食品(pin)防腐(fu)(fu)劑(ji)(ji)、制取(qu)金屬鈉(na)及其他鈉(na)化(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)合物、鋼(gang)鐵熱(re)處理介質等(deng)。在水(shui)處理、公路除(chu)雪、制冷冷藏等(deng)方面，鹽(yan)也有廣泛的(de)用途