Caustic Soda is the common name for Sodium Hydroxide. Sodium Hydroxide, the chemical formula is NaOH, commonly known as Caustic Soda, is a strong caustic alkali, generally flake or block form, easy to dissolve in water, release heat when dissolved in water, and form an alkaline solution, and it has deliquescence, easy to absorb water vapor in the air (deliquesce) and carbon dioxide (metamorphism), hydrochloric acid can be added to test for deterioration.
The application of Caustic Soda:
1) the production of detergent: Sodium Hydroxide is used in the production of various detergents.
2) paper making: Because of its alkaline characteristics, it is used in the process of cooking and bleaching paper pages.
3) man-made fibers and textiles: cotton fabric with treatment of Caustic Soda solution , can remove covered in cotton fabric wax, grease, starch and other substances, while increasing the mercerizing color of the fabric, so that dyeing more uniform.
4) refined petroleum: petroleum products also contains some acidic substances after sulfuric acid washing and must be washed with Sodium Hydroxide solution, and then washed in order to get refined products.
5) water treatment: In the sewage treatment plant, Sodium Hydroxide can reduce the hardness of water through the neutralization reaction.
6) food grade Caustic Soda is used in the food industry as acid neutralizer, can be used as peeling agent for citrus, peaches, etc., can also be used as detergent to wash empty bottles, empty cans and other containers , as well as decolorizing agent, deodorant.
7) also used in the production of alumina, in the surface treatment of metal zinc and metal copper, used in the industries of glass, enamel, leather, medicine, dyes and pesticides.
8) When Sodium Hydroxide is used as a basic reagent, it can be used as a neutralizer, a masking agent, a precipitating agent, a precipitating masking agent, an absorbent of a small amount of carbon dioxide and water, and a chromogenic agent for the determination of ketone sterols by thin layer analysis.
9) in the cosmetic cream, Sodium Hydroxide and stearic acid saponification plays the role of emulsifier, used to make cream, shampoo and so on.
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Post time: Feb-18-2024