Caustic Soda flake

Specification:


Chemical formula

NaOH

CAS number

1310-73-2

Colour

White

Appearance

White irregular flakes

Melting point

318.4

Boiling point

1390

Solubility in water

111g/100ml at 20

Density

2.13g/cm3


Caustic soda

NaOH(%)

Na2CO3(%)

Nacl(%)

Fe2O3(%)

99%Flakes

99.0 Min

0.5 Max

0.05 Max

0.005 Max

Application
Precipitant
Caustic Soda flake can be used to precipitatetransition metal hydroxides.
Specification
Caustic Soda flakecan be used for the base-driven hydrolysisof esters(as in saponification), amidesand alkyl halides.
Paper making
Caustic Soda flake plays a key role in several later stages of the process of bleaching the brown pulpresulting from the pulping process, including oxygendelignification, oxidativeextraction, and simple extraction.
Tissue digestion
Caustic Soda flake is frequently used in the process of decomposing roadkilldumped in landfills by animal disposal contractors.
Cleaning agent
- Caustic Soda flake is frequently used as an industrial cleaning agentand added to water, heated, and then used to clean process equipment, storage tanks, etc. It can dissolve grease, oils, fatsand proteinbased deposits.
- Caustic Soda flake is in the production of parts washerdetergentswhich based on sodium hydroxide are some of the most aggressive parts washer cleaning chemicals, including surfactants, rust inhibitors and defamers.
Food preparation
Including washing or chemical peeling of fruitsand vegetables, chocolateand cocoaprocessing, caramel coloringproduction, poultryscalding, soft drinkprocessing, and thickening ice-cream.