SODIUM SILICATE

CHARACTERISTICS

• sodium silicate other name is water glass
• It is prepared in many forms and is available in white crystals and as a thick solution.

VISCOSITY;

• 0.4 to 600000 poise

EFFECTS:

• It does not catch fire and is nonpoisonous.

COMPOSITION

• It is prepared by heating sand and soda ash together

GRADES

• Liquid Form 40 ^O Be , Crystal form 47^O,52 ^O Be

sodium silicate uses

• It is used in making silica gels, soap and detergents, adhesives, water treatments, textile and paper bleaching, glass foam, and pigments.