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Is salt used for other purposes besides cooking and baking?

Is salt used for other purposes besides cooking and baking?

Is salt used for other purposes besides cooking and baking?

Is salt used for other purposes besides cooking and baking?

Is salt used for other purposes besides cooking and baking?

It has been estimated that salt has 14,000 specific industrial uses. Several hundred of these are direct uses such as food seasoning, curing of animal hides or the preparation of saline solutions for intravenous injection. However, the greatest number of applications is indirect through the use of thousands of chemicals derived from a dozen or so basic chemicals produced from salt. Salt also plays important roles in the manufacture of steel, aluminum components, lubricants, rubber tires, seat covers, vinyl tops, paint removers, soap, textiles, ceramics, inks and dyes to name a few.

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