Caustic soda
(caustic soda, sodium hydroxide) flaked, granular
- Caustic soda is used for domestic needs and in various industries:
- Food industry (in particular, in distilleries and oil factories): for processing and degreasing equipment and containers; for cleaning carbon and stainless steel from organic residues, oil and grease.
- Oil industry: for purification of oil and oil products, production of oil products.
- Construction: when strengthening the foundations of buildings, an important component of aerated concrete.
- Water treatment: helps neutralize acids and their oxides in water.
- Soap making: is an ingredient in detergents, used for saponification of fats in the process of making shampoo, soap and other soap compositions.
- Pulp and paper sector: for the production of polyester fibers, paper, fiberboard and cardboard.
- Textile production: for bleaching flax and fabrics.
- Agriculture: for disinfection and washing of livestock buildings; used in fertilizers and products to combat fungal diseases and parasites.
- Everyday life: for dissolving and removing dirt and organic deposits, cleaning dishes, flushing clogged heating and sewage systems.