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Identity ID
8866bdc968484b5aa442c17b7bb54a52
Materials
Associated ID
27d2edc1-8162-4137-9a03-4b33c26c30fc
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Description
Sodium metasilicate pentahydrate can be used in ultra-concentrated laundry powders, cleaning agents, metal cleaners, food industry cleaners, paper bleaching, cotton yarn boiling, and ceramic slurry dispersion; this dataset includes primary raw materials, auxiliary materials, energy, atmospheric emissions, water emissions, and waste from the production process, but infrastructure such as production equipment and factory construction is not included within the dataset boundary; the data inventory is sourced from literature; the production process of sodium metasilicate pentahydrate includes steps such as raw material preparation, preheating, heating reaction, evaporation and concentration, crystallization, vacuum filtration, and drying.
Activity Description
The production activities of the product include raw material preparation, preheating, heating reaction, evaporation and concentration, crystallization, vacuum filtration, and drying processes.
Process Description
Sodium metasilicate pentahydrate, also known as pentahydrate sodium metasilicate or sodium metasilicate pentahydrate, appears as white crystalline squares or granular spheres. Melting point is 72.2°C, relative density is 0.7–1.0. It is readily soluble in water and dilute alkali solutions, insoluble in alcohol and acids. Its aqueous solution is alkaline.
Time period
2018
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology