The report provides a detailed analysis essential for establishing a Sodium Tungstate production plant. It encompasses all critical aspects necessary for Sodium Tungstate production, including the cost of Sodium Tungstate production, Sodium Tungstate plant cost, Sodium Tungstate production costs, and the overall Sodium Tungstate production plant cost. Additionally, the study covers specific expenditures associated with setting up and operating a Sodium Tungstate production plant. These encompass production processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure needs, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, and more.
Sodium Tungstate is an inorganic compound that majorly serves as a source of tungsten in different commercial operations covering chemical, textile, oil, and gas industries. It works as an intermediate in the conversion of tungsten ores to metal. It is a chemical mordant that can be used in dyeing activities. Sodium tungsten is utilized as a coloring agent in the production of printing inks. It possesses excellent thermal stability and can catalyze chemical reactions. It is employed as a catalyst in the oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes or ketones, and also can be used to catalyze the epoxidation of alkenes. Also, it is used in electroplating metal while preventing the metal from corrosion. It serves as a petroleum catalyst and can be used in aviation, oil production, and more.
The market for Sodium Tungstate is mainly driven by its applications as a source of tungsten in the textile, dyestuff, ceramics, metal, and oil industries. Its application as a chemical mordant in the production of dyeing chemicals and printing inks boosts its demand in the textile and chemical industries. It also serves as a sodium salt catalyst in different chemical reactions, including oxidation reactions, etc. Its usage in chemical reactions as a catalyst increases its applications and strengthens its demand in the global market. Also, its applications in other chemical activities, including metal coating and electroplating metals in the metal industry, amplify its demand. Overall, the industrial Sodium Tungstate procurement is influenced by development in its demand in petrochemicals, textiles, mining and metallurgy, and chemical synthesis.
Raw Material for Sodium Tungstate Production
According to the Sodium Tungstate production plant project report, the key raw materials used in the production of Sodium Tungstate include Wolframite-Caustic Soda.
Production Process of Sodium Tungstate
The extensive Sodium Tungstate production cost report consists of the following major industrial production process:
- From Wolframite and Caustic Soda: The production process of Sodium Tungstate involves the leaching process. In this process, a mineral ore of tungsten called wolframite is subjected to leaching by caustic soda. This leads to the formation of Sodium Tungstate solution. Finally, the solution is purified to obtain Sodium Tungstate as the final product.
Sodium Tungstate is a sodium salt with the chemical formula Na2WO4 with a molecular weight of 293.82 g/mol. It is a white crystalline powder with orthorhombic crystals having a melting point of 698 °C and a high boiling point of around 5660 °C. Its density is 4.17 g/cm3 at a standard temperature of 25 °C, and its aqueous solutions are slightly alkaline, with a pH range of about 8 to 9. It is a water-soluble compound and is also soluble in other chemical solvents. It is slightly soluble in ammonia, while it is insoluble and alcohol, such as ethanol. All these physical and chemical properties make it useful in chemical synthesis.