工(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽，是化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)的最基本原料之一，主(zhu)要成(cheng)分有氯(lv)化鈉、亞硝酸鈉等(deng)(deng)，被稱為“化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)之母”。基本化學工(gong)業(ye)(ye)主(zhu)要產品中的鹽酸、燒堿、純(chun)堿、氯(lv)化銨、氯(lv)氣等(deng)(deng)主(zhu)要是用工(gong)業(ye)(ye)鹽為原料生產的。

　　基(ji)本化(hua)學工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)主要產(chan)品(pin)中(zhong)的鹽酸、燒堿、純堿、氯化(hua)銨、氯氣等(deng)主要是(shi)用(yong)(yong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)鹽為原(yuan)料(liao)生(sheng)產(chan)的。此外(wai)，還(huan)用(yong)(yong)于肥皂制(zhi)(zhi)造、陶瓷、玻璃生(sheng)產(chan)、日(ri)用(yong)(yong)化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)、石(shi)油鉆探(tan)、鉆井(jing)工(gong)(gong)(gong)作液(ye)(ye)、完(wan)井(jing)液(ye)(ye)、石(shi)油化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)脫水液(ye)(ye)、建筑行業(ye)(ye)(ye)早強劑(ji)(ji)、生(sheng)產(chan)涂(tu)料(liao)的凝固劑(ji)(ji)、橡(xiang)膠行業(ye)(ye)(ye)乳(ru)膠凝結劑(ji)(ji)、造紙(zhi)工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)添加(jia)劑(ji)(ji)及廢紙(zhi)張脫墨、化(hua)學工(gong)(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)(ye)的無機化(hua)工(gong)(gong)(gong)原(yuan)料(liao)及硫酸根脫除劑(ji)(ji)，褐藻酸鈉的凝固劑(ji)(ji)、防(fang)治小麥、蘋(pin)果、白菜等(deng)腐爛及食品(pin)防(fang)腐劑(ji)(ji)、制(zhi)(zhi)取金屬鈉及其他(ta)鈉化(hua)合物、鋼鐵熱(re)處理(li)介質等(deng)。在水處理(li)、公路(lu)除雪、制(zhi)(zhi)冷(leng)冷(leng)藏等(deng)方(fang)面，鹽也有廣泛(fan)的用(yong)(yong)途