工(gong)(gong)業鹽(yan)(yan)，是(shi)化學工(gong)(gong)業的最基(ji)本(ben)原(yuan)料之一，主(zhu)要(yao)成分有氯(lv)(lv)(lv)化鈉、亞(ya)硝酸鈉等(deng)，被稱為“化學工(gong)(gong)業之母”。基(ji)本(ben)化學工(gong)(gong)業主(zhu)要(yao)產品中的鹽(yan)(yan)酸、燒堿(jian)(jian)、純堿(jian)(jian)、氯(lv)(lv)(lv)化銨(an)、氯(lv)(lv)(lv)氣等(deng)主(zhu)要(yao)是(shi)用(yong)工(gong)(gong)業鹽(yan)(yan)為原(yuan)料生產的。

　　基本化(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)業主要(yao)產品中的(de)鹽酸、燒(shao)堿(jian)、純(chun)堿(jian)、氯化(hua)銨(an)、氯氣等主要(yao)是(shi)用(yong)工(gong)(gong)業鹽為原料(liao)生(sheng)產的(de)。此外(wai)，還(huan)用(yong)于肥皂制造、陶瓷、玻璃生(sheng)產、日用(yong)化(hua)工(gong)(gong)、石油鉆(zhan)(zhan)探(tan)、鉆(zhan)(zhan)井工(gong)(gong)作液、完井液、石油化(hua)工(gong)(gong)脫(tuo)水(shui)液、建筑行業早強劑(ji)、生(sheng)產涂料(liao)的(de)凝固(gu)劑(ji)、橡膠行業乳膠凝結劑(ji)、造紙(zhi)(zhi)工(gong)(gong)業添(tian)加劑(ji)及廢(fei)紙(zhi)(zhi)張脫(tuo)墨、化(hua)學(xue)(xue)工(gong)(gong)業的(de)無機化(hua)工(gong)(gong)原料(liao)及硫酸根脫(tuo)除劑(ji)，褐藻酸鈉的(de)凝固(gu)劑(ji)、防(fang)治小麥、蘋果、白菜等腐爛(lan)及食品防(fang)腐劑(ji)、制取(qu)金(jin)屬(shu)鈉及其他鈉化(hua)合物、鋼鐵熱(re)處理(li)介質等。在水(shui)處理(li)、公路(lu)除雪、制冷(leng)冷(leng)藏(zang)等方面，鹽也有廣(guang)泛的(de)用(yong)途