What is Sodium Hydroxide ?
Sodium hydroxide, NaOH,also referred to as caustic soda, sodium hydrate and lye. Basic chemical raw materials, used as high-purity reagents, are widely used in chemical, metallurgy, paper, petroleum, textile and daily chemical industries.
Used in the production of paper and cellulose pulp; used in the production of soap, synthetic detergents, synthetic fatty acids and the refining of animal and vegetable oils and fats.Textile printing and dyeing industry is used as cotton desizing agent, scouring agent and mercerizing agent.The chemical industry is used to produce borax, sodium cyanide, formic acid, oxalic acid, phenol, etc.The petroleum industry is used for refining petroleum products and in oil field drilling muds.
It is also used in the production of aluminum oxide, metal zinc and metal copper surface treatment and glass, enamel, tanning, medicine, dyes and pesticides.Food-grade products are used as acid neutralizers in the food industry, peeling agents for citrus, peaches, etc., as well as decolorizers and deodorizers.