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AbstractSodium carbonate, also known as soda ash, is an alkali chemical refined from the mineral trona or naturally occurring sodium carbonate brines. The product is called natural soda ash. Synthetic soda ash is manufactured by several chemical processes. Production from trona and the Solvay synthetic process account for the vast majority of current capacity. The United States has the world's largest deposit of trona. Sodium carbonate is a moderate health hazard. The major use of soda ash is in the manufacture of glass. Other uses are the manufacture of chemicals, in detergent formulations, flue gas desulfurization, and in the production of paper and pulp

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