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Potassium nitrate, however, had an advantage over sodium nitrate, through being less likely to absorb atmospheric moisture.
Salt glazes have been improved by the addition of borax, and sometimes sodium nitrate, to the salting mixture.
After testing the saltpetre, they find that instead of sodium nitrate, the can contains sodium nitrite.
The most extended mixture contains sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate and calcium nitrate.
Aqueous sodium nitrate is also produced in the mixture as a by-product.
These samples contained sodium carbonate, sodium nitrate, and mixtures of sodium-sulfur compounds.
Curing salts are generally a mixture of table salt and sodium nitrate.
The epichlorohydrin is reacted with an alkali nitrate, such as sodium nitrate, producing glycidyl nitrate and alkali chloride.
