Inorganic salts to prepare, clean, and help enhance metals
Metals are everywhere. In order to get the most of their potential and ensure the longevity of the articles and structures in which they are used, various treatments are performed, which have been developed over the years and which rely on high quality chemicals for optimal performance. Several of BASF's inorganic salts, including ammonium salts, nitrogen salts and metal chloride have evolved to become key ingredients in those formulations and have been used globally to help enhance the properties of metal.
Examples of applications include:
Ammonium Chloride
- Preparation of metal surfaces for electroplating, etching or soldering
Ferric Chloride
- Preparation of etching solutions
Sodium Nitrate and Sodium Nitrite
- Constituent of chemical agent for descaling, pickling, burnishing process for various metals
- Constituent of cleaning and passivating baths