Sodium silicate; Liquid sodium silicate Chemical formula Na2O·nSiO2 CAS registry number 1344-09-8;106985-35-7 EINECS registry number 215-687-4 Density 1.5 Water solubility Soluble in water Appearance Colorless, pale yellow, or bluish-gray transparent viscous liquid Applications 1. Used as a binder, filler in detergents and soaps, soil stabilizer, dyeing assistant, bleaching agent, and sizing agent in the textile industry, mineral flotation agent, etc. 2. Mainly used in cleaning agents and synthetic detergents, also as a degreasing agent, filler, and corrosion inhibitor. 3. Used as an analytical reagent, fabric fire retardant, and adhesive. 4. Primarily used as a raw material for adhesives, silica gel, and white carbon black, filler in soap manufacturing, and rubber waterproofing agent. 5. Mainly used as an adhesive for paperboard, wood, welding rods, casting, refractory materials, filler in soap manufacturing, soil stabilizer, and rubber waterproofing agent. Also used in paper bleaching, mineral flotation, and synthetic detergents. It is a component of inorganic coatings and a raw material for silica gel, molecular sieves, precipitated silica, and other silicon-based products. 6. Used as a binder for refractory materials, furnace and kiln spray repair agent, welding rod powder binder. Acid-resistant cement binder, degreasing assistant in detergents, oil extraction and tunnel pore sealing agent, reinforcing agent. Suitable for various general uses of water glass. Uses Organic reagent