FORMULA
NaOH
CAS# 1310-73-2
DESCRIPTION
Sodium Hydroxide is a colourless, clear to slightly turbid liquid. It is also available as a solid, typically in the form of pearls or prills. In all forms, Sodium Hydroxide is highly corrosive and reactive.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Sodium Hydroxide has a wide range of applications across a variety of industries – examples below:
- Aerospace – metal treatment, also used for pH control
- Agriculture – pH control, also used for effluent treatment
- Cleaning – degreasing and pH control
- Food & Beverage – cleaning in place (CIP), pH control
- Metal Treatment – anodising and electroplating, pH control & effluent treatment
- Pharmaceutical – production of intermediates, pH control (water/ effluent treatment)
- Paper – raising pH during pulping process
- Power – regeneration of ion exchange resins
- Raw material/ intermediate in chemical manufacture
- Soap making – saponification
- Water Treatment – pH control
STRENGTHS & GRADES
- Solution stored at 50%
- Dilutions available from 50% down to 1%
- Solution – available to meet BS EN 896: 2012 – Treatment of Water for Human Consumption, Commission Regulation (EU) No.231/2012 (E524), and the current Food Chemicals Codex
- Solid (pearl) – technical grade stored in 25kg bags at distribution sites
