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Solvay - Model SOLVAir SB 0/3 -Soda
SOLVAir SB 0/3 is a sodium-bicarbonate-based formulation for flue gas treatment. It is particularly recommended to revamp plants equipped with a lime milk semi-wet or a dry lime injection based flue gas treatment with a bag filter and a DeNOX selective catalytic reduction system. As a ready-to-use sorbent, SOLVAir® SB 0/3 is known for its easy handling, efficiency and environmental benefit.
Solvay has invested €40 million over the past years to develop proprietary technology first patented in 2014. Solvay’s researchers and engineers have invented e.Solvay, a new method to produce soda ash, achieving three revolutionary improvements in the process: emitting 50 percent less CO2; reducing water, brine and limestone consumption; and completely eliminating limestone residues. This should allow Solvay plants to operate more efficiently and sustainably, while enhancing their competitiveness.
- Offering both natural and synthetic - dense and light* - soda ash
- Providing safety of supply through our global network of plants and sales offices
- Having a unique global reach thanks to our logistics networks
* In the USA, only dense soda ash is produced
What is Soda Ash?
Commonly named “Soda”, the Soda Ash is known as Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3. Its CAS registry number is 497-19-8 and its Harmonized System (HS) code is 283 620.
Sodium Carbonate or Natural Soda Ash (based on Trona) are present in a wide range of applications. They are already well-known for their effectiveness in flux for glass and flux for silicate. Moreover, they are also playing another role: a chemical that can substitute caustic soda and increase PH.
In which consumer markets is Soda Solvay® usually present?
- Glass Industry – Raw material for melting and flux agent to reduce the melting point of silica (and consequently reduces energy consumption)
- Detergents – Alkaline support, grease removal (saponification effect), water softening
- Chemical Industry – Acting as a strong base (increases pH) with a softer effect compared to caustic soda
- Metallurgical processes – Desulfurization of pig iron, flux agent for mineral extraction, production of Lithium Carbonate …
- Pulp & Paper - Can substitute caustic soda
- Supplement in pharma – High purity carbonate IPH is used as an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to enable tabletting (effervescent tablets)