1. Cloth Cleaning
Use to remove dirt from the cloth which sticks to the cloth during its manufacturing process.
2. Dyes/Color Fixative
Sodium silicate can be used as a fixative for fiber reactive dyes, such as Procion MX or Remazol dyes. The sole purpose of sodium silicate in dyeing is to increase the pH. In using any sort of fiber reactive dyes to dye cotton or any other cellulose fiber, it is necessary to increase the pH (alkalinity) of the reaction. The high pH activates the cellulose fiber molecule so that it can attack the reactive dye molecule and form a permanent chemical bond to it. A similar mechanism allows the proteins in silk to react with fiber reactive dyes at high pH.
3. Cloth Crisping
In this process Sodium Silicate is mixed in normal water and this mixture is then passes through paper which imparts crisping nature to paper and also improves shining, thickness and quality of paper.