soda ash
Noun
Meaning
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
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Again, no solvents are needed beyond the soda ash solution, though a ventilation hood is needed due to acrylic particulates from the air brush spray.
Gujarat produces about 98% of India's required amount of soda ash, and gives the country about 78% of the national requirement of salt.
Thanks largely to rising soda ash output, Kenya's mineral production in 2005 reached more than 1 million tons.
The mining and quarrying sector makes a negligible contribution to the economy, accounting for less than 1 percent of gross domestic product, the majority contributed by the soda ash operation at Lake Magadi in south-central Kenya.
The soda ash operation at Sua Pan, opened in 1991 and supported by substantial government investment, has begun making a profit following significant restructuring.
The worldwide production of soda ash in 2005 has been estimated at 42 billion kilograms.