Product Description

Caustic Soda is highly corrosive to skin tissue and the eyes and must be handled with care. Appropriate warnings, safety showers and eyewash stations must be located in all areas where Caustic Soda is stored or used. It is highly recommended that Caustic Soda be handled only by trained personnel wearing long sleeve clothing and equipped with protective eye goggles, rubber gloves, body apron, respirator and other safety equipment as required. Additionally, personnel who handle Caustic Soda need to know that considerable heat will be generated when water is added to the caustic solution.
Main application: Use in soap Industry, petroleum refining, papermaking, Viscose rayon, Staining, Tanning, medicine, organic synthesis.
Caustic Soda is a highly versatile chemical. Included among its many applications are the following: acid neutralization, bleaching in paper making and cotton processing, petroleum refining, production of alumina from bauxite, manufacturing synthetic fabrics such as rayon, production of soaps and detergents, and also manufacturing food products.