Caustic soda flakes (technical sodium hydroxide flakes) – flake mass of white color, very hygroscopic, very soluble in water and alcohol. The formula is NaOH. Technical sodium hydroxide flakes are obtained by evaporating of liquid caustic soda А grade.
Various uses of caustic soda
- Application in paper industry, cardboard, pulp and pulp production. In the production, plating and galvanizing industries of metals such as aluminum.
- Application as degreaser in petrochemical and oil and gas processing industries.
- Application in textile and dyeing industry.
- Application in plastic recycling process
- Application in the production of bleaching, cleaning and disinfecting products.
- Application in the pharmaceutical industry, alcohol production, production of detergents including soap.
- Application in food industry as a bitter remover, additive for various industrial sauces, additive for all canned food, sugar processing and chocolate production, production of dairy products and preparation of soft drinks and carbonated beverages.
- Application in the cosmetics industry.
- Application as degreaser and detergent for industrial pipes and tanks.
- Application in leather industry.