• Sodium hypochlorite is used on a large scale in industries.
• For example in agriculture, chemical industries, paint- and lime industries, food industries, glass industries, paper industries, pharmaceutical industries, synthetics industries and waste disposal industries.
• For example in agriculture, chemical industries, paint- and lime industries, food industries, glass industries, paper industries, pharmaceutical industries, synthetics industries and waste disposal industries.
• It is sometimes added to industrial waste water. This is done to reduce odors. Hypochlorite neutralizes sulphur hydrogen gas (SH) and ammonia (NH3).
• It is also used to detoxify cyanide baths in metal industries.
• Hypochlorite can be used to prevent algae and shellfish growth in cooling towers.
• In water treatment, hypochlorite is used to disinfect water.