Caustic Soda

 SPECIFICATIONS:

 LIQUID

 FLAKES

 SOLID

 % Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) 45-48 98.0 98.5
 % Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) 1.5 max. 1.5 --
 % Sodium Oxide (Na2O) -- 77.6 76.3 min.
 % Sodium Chloride (NACl) -- -- 0.3 max.
 % NA2CO3 -- -- 0.65 max.
 % Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) -- -- --
 % Water (H2O) -- 0.71 --
 Iron as Fe ppm 30 max. -- 0.001% max.
 Arsenic as As ppm 1 max. -- --
 Mercury as Hg ppm 5 max. -- --
 Specific Gravity      

T = 28.4°C

 1.494 -- --

T = 15.6°C

 1.5063 -- --
 Appearance clean colorless to slightly turbid grayish liquid flakes

white deliquescent solid
 Packaging In 20-30 MT mild steel lorry tank   In steel drums of 750 lbs/net.

 

 USES
 Production of such chemicals as calcium and sodium hypochlorite.
 Manufacture of sulfate pulp and soda pulp for paper manufacture.
 Neutralization of fatty acid in soap manufacture and sulphonic acid in detergent production.
 As hydrolizer and neutralizer in the manufacture of monosodium glutamate.
 Manufacture of rayon and cellophane.