• Caustic soda flakes is majorly used in textiles processing, soap and detergent, paper and pulp industry.
• It is also used as an intermediate for wide variety of organic chemicals such as dyes, pigments, agrochemicals and variety of inorganic chemicals such as sulphites, phosphites etc.
• Always add Caustic Soda to water not water to Caustic Soda.
• Rinse equipment and treated areas thoroughly after use.
• Never add neat undissolved Caustic Soda direct into drains etc. Do not use on galvanised, zinc, aluminium or acrylic surfaces
• Other common names include caustic soda and lye.
• Sodium hydroxide is used to manufacture soaps, rayon, paper, explosives, dyestuffs, and petroleum products.
• It is also used in processing cotton fabric, laundering and bleaching, metal cleaning and processing, oxide coating, electroplating, and electrolytic extracting.