salt cake
an impure form of sodium sulfate, especially as obtained by the interaction of sulfuric acid and common salt in the synthesis of hydrochloric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of glass, ceramic glazes, soaps, and sodium salts.
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The production of salt-cake or crude sodium sulphate is carried out in two stages.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing | Watson SmithMechanical furnaces are now used to a large extent for the salt-cake process.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing | Watson SmithThe mixture of common salt and vitriol is charged into the salt-cake pot, which is heated by a fire below.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing | Watson SmithThe gaseous mixture is drawn by a chimney draught through the coke towers, as in the making of salt-cake.
To collect and use the sulphuric acid of the salt cake consumed in the glass manufacture.
The Scientific Basis of National Progress | George Gore
British Dictionary definitions for salt cake
an impure form of sodium sulphate obtained as a by-product in several industrial processes: used in the manufacture of detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes
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