Industrial chemicals
Haifa-produced technical-grade phosphoric acid, potassium nitrate and phosphate salts. Haifa's industrial chemicals are used in various industries - from ceramics and detergents to fire extinguishers.
Haifa's Industrial Chemicals are used in a wide variety of industries:
- Ceramics
- Pyrotechnics
- Detergents
- Forging of metals and glass
- Water treatment
- Fire extinguishers
- Heat-transfer salts for solar energy plants
- And others
| Product | Applications |
|---|---|
| Mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP), crystalline | Flame-proofing and fire extinguisher agent Textile industry Pulp and paper processing Ceramics processes |
| Mono-potassium phosphate (MKP), crystalline | Surface treatment of metals Textile bleaching Pulp processing Fermentation processes |
Potassium nitrate technical grade: - Potassium nitrate technical grade, crystalline | Glass (cathode ray tubes, lead crystal) Pyrotechnics, propellants (rocket fuel oxidizers) Explosives, blasting powder (black powder) Heat treating salts (steel and rubber manufacture) Oxidizing flux (in metallurgy) Heat transfer salts, energy storage.Ceramics (tiles, glazes) |
| Potassium nitrate Ceramic grade, crystalline | Ceramics (tiles, glazes) |
| Phosphoric acid |