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Contact SupplierWe make available caustic soda flakes that are processed from a combination of finest quality raw ingredients. Caustic soda flakes are generally used as a strong chemical base in the manufacturing of various materials like pulp, textiles, drinking water, soaps and detergents.
Features:
white flaky substance
highly absorbent
highly soluble in water with liberation of heat
dissolves in ethanol and methanol
insoluble in ether and non-polar solvents
applications:
used in the refining of alumina containing ore like bauxite to produce aluminium oxide
it is a component of drilling mud and is used to increase viscosity
it is used in paper industries for making paper
used for the manufacture of biodiesel
used as a catalyst for the trans esterification of methanol and triglycerides
it is used to neutralize acids
it is a source of sodium ions for reactions that produce other sodium compounds
when caustic soda is reacted with cellulose, it produces rayon and cellophane
pharmaceuticals
used for water treatment