Sodium Sulfide Production Cost Reports

The report provides a detailed analysis essential for establishing a sodium sulfide manufacturing plant. It encompasses all critical aspects necessary for sodium sulfide production, including the cost of sodium sulfide production, sodium sulfide plant cost, sodium sulfide production costs, and the overall sodium sulfide manufacturing plant cost. Additionally, the study covers specific expenditures associated with setting up and operating a sodium sulfide production plant. These encompass manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure needs, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, and more.

Sodium Sulfide is an inorganic sodium salt that is widely used in the treatment of wastewater and pulp & paper industry. It holds some of the key characteristics that make it an essential chemical compound in several industrial applications. It is also used to manufacture some of the elastomeric synthetic materials. Its specific involvement in the paper and pulp industry states its importance, as the chemical is used in the kraft process and helps in breaking down the wood pulp, while processing.

It also plays the role of an oxygen scavenger agent and is utilized in the water treatment process. It is also preferred to be used for the toning process in the photography business to some extent. Moreover, the chemical is recognized as a dechlorinating and bleaching agent in the textile industry. It is an ingredient used in rubber chemicals, detergents, and more.

The market for sodium sulfide is majorly driven by its applications in the pulp & paper industry, as it acts as a delignifying agent in the kraft process of breaking down wood pulp, which notably increases its market expansion. It is also utilized as an oxygen scavenger in water treatment applications and as a bleaching agent in manufacturing textiles, which further accentuates its demand in the water treatment and textile industries. Moreover, sodium sulfide is also employed in the manufacture of chemicals, rubber chemicals, and sulfur dyes, which boosts its demand in the chemical manufacturing and rubber industries. Additionally, several factors influence an industrial sodium sulfide procurement, such as the availability and cost of production of sodium sulfide’s feedstock (sodium sulfate and coal), sodium sulfide market prices, distribution (including trading and shipping), logistics, environmental regulations, safety standards, etc.

Raw Material for Sodium Sulfide Production

According to the Sodium Sulfide manufacturing plant project report, the major raw materials for Sodium Sulfide production include Sodium Sulfate-Coal.

Manufacturing Process of Sodium Sulfide

The extensive Sodium Sulfide production cost report consists of the following industrial manufacturing process:

• Production by the Redox Process: This process involves the production of sodium sulfide by the reduction (carbothermic) of sodium sulfate by using coke or coal at high temperature.

Sodium Sulfide is colorless or appears to be a white to pale-yellowish solid substance that is anhydrous in nature. It exists in dry powdered form with a smell like a rotten egg. On exposure to the air, Sodium Sulfide reacts with moisture and oxygen in the air and leads to the formation of sodium sulfate and hydrogen sulfide gas. The chemical is hygroscopic in nature and can attain moisture from the air. Its solubility is high in water and is slightly soluble in alcohol. However, it is insoluble in ether. The chemical decomposes on heating while emitting toxic fumes such as hydrogen sulfide gas. The chemical compound releases hydrogen sulfide when it encounters acids.