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Caustic Soda Flakes
The most important type of caustic in commercial way. It is used as the principal strong base in the chemical industry.
In bulky quantity, it is most often handled as an aqueous solution, since solutions are cheaper and easier to handle.
It is soluble in water and alcohol.
| Synonym: | Sodium hydroxide, lye |
| Application: | -Textile, Pulp and paper, soap industry
-Used as a neutralizing agent in petroleum refining
-Used in vegetable oil refining and food additive
-Used to drive chemical reactions
-Used in industrial cleaning, drain cleaning
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| Physical Properties: | MP 318 oC
BP 1390 oC
SG 2.13
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| Item | Result |
|---|
| NaOH (%) | 98.3
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| NaCL (pppm) | 74
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| Na2SO4 (ppm) | 10
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| Na2CO3 (%) | 0.09
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| Fe (ppm) | 2
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