NaCl in Chemical Industries

SKU: 68791W

Use a Indigo® NaCl molecular model in lessons on how ordinary table salt drives the chlor-alkali process, producing chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide, important to modern chemical industries.

Sodium chloride is more than table salt. It is the foundation of the chlor-alkali process, where NaCl undergoes electrolysis to produce chlorine gas, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide. These three chemicals are essential feedstocks for countless industries, including plastics (PVC), detergents, water treatment, and paper manufacturing. This Indigo® NaCl crystal model brings the process to life, helping students connect atomic structure with large-scale industrial chemistry.

Indigo Instruments has maintained a substantial inventory of genuine Cochranes of Oxford (Orbit) parts for 30+ years (scroll down to see "Skeletal (Orbit/Minit) and are compatible with every molecular model kit we have sold since day 1. This level of quality may appear expensive but no parts support from other vendors costs even more.

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Learning Outcomes Using an NaCl Crystal Lattice Model

Chemistry Students	Engineering/Industry Focus
Understand ionic dissociation of NaCl and half-cell reactions during electrolysis.	Appreciate industrial scaling of electrochemical processes and energy considerations.
Relate molecular structure to macroscopic properties like conductivity in brine.	Link outputs (Cl₂, H₂, NaOH) to real-world applications such as PVC, fuels, and pulp & paper.
Explore how ion migration under an electric field drives product separation.	Understand safety, environmental, and sustainability challenges in chlor-alkali plants.

One of NaCl's many uses is discussed in: What is Sodium Chloride? Gatorade; Really? The blog also shows different model styles including the very large classroom NaCl molecular model.

You can also build this model as Molymod NaCl or the Indigo^® AtoMag NaCl-chemical vapor deposition.