Sodium Nitrate is used in various industries. Sodium nitrate helpful to preserve foods including bacon, beef jerky, ham, hot dogs, lunch meat, salami, and smoked fish etc.
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In the manufacture of a range of dyes and pigments
In the pharmaceutical industry as an intermediate raw material in the synthesis of products like saccharine and caffeine
In the chemical synthesis reactions in the manufacture of organic insecticides and herbicides
As a corrosion inhibitor
In the textile industry as a bleaching agent
In metal coatings and for descaling of steel and cast iron
As a meat curing agent
In the rubber industry as a polymer inhibitor and as a foam rubber blowing agent
In applications including water treatment, anti-freeze fluids, industrial cleaners and lubricants
Heat transfer salt
Sodium nitrate is a salt and an anti-oxidant that is used to cure meats like ham, bacon and hot dogs.
Sodium nitrate serves a vital public health function: it blocks the growth of botulism-causing bacteria and prevents spoilage