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common uses - caustic soda

Caustic soda solution is an essential ingredient in many industrial operations, including pulp and paper, detergent and in the chemical processing industry. It is also used in alumina, oil and gas and textile industries.

Caustic soda is one of the very few chemicals with a broad range of applications. Some principal products or processes in which caustic soda are used include:

  • Acid neutralization
  • Agricultural chemicals
  • Aluminum industry
  • Boiler compounds
  • Cellulose film
  • Chemicals:
    • Ammonia
    • Amyl Amines
    • Cresol
    • Ethylene Amines
    • Formic acid
    • Glycerine
    • Maleic anhydride
    • Pentaerythritol
    • Phenol
    • Propylene oxide
    • Polycarbonates
    • Salicylic acid
    • Sodium aluminate
    • Sodium hydrosulfide
    • Sodium hypochlorite
    • Sodium phosphates
    • Styrene
    • Vinyl chloride monomer
  • Detergents
  • Drain cleaners
  • Drilling muds
  • Dyestuffs
  • Food processing
  • Fruit and vegetable peeling
  • Glass-batch wetting
  • Ion exchange resin
  • Regeneration
  • Ore flotation and processing
  • Paint removers
  • Petroleum refining
  • pH adjustment
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Pigments
  • Pulp and paper
  • Rayon
  • Soap
  • Surfactants
  • Textile bleaching, dyeing and mercerizing
  • Vegetable oil processing
  • Water treatment

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