Small volume applications for caustic soda include household cleaning products, water treatment, cleaners for beverage bottles, home soap making, among others.
In soap and detergent industry, caustic soda is used in saponification, the chemical process that converts vegetable oils into soap. Caustic soda is used to manufacture anionic surfactants, a crucial component in most detergent and cleaning products.
Oil and Gas industry uses caustic soda in the exploration, production and processing of petroleum and natural gas, where it removes objectionable smells originating from hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and mercaptans.
In aluminium production, caustic soda is used to dissolve bauxite ore, the raw material for aluminium production.
In Chemical Processing Industries (CPI), caustic soda is used as raw materials or process chemicals for a wide range of downstream products, such as plastics, pharmaceuticals, solvents, synthetic fabrics, adhesives, dyes, coatings, inks, among others. It is also used in the neutralization of acidic waste streams and the scrubbing of acidic components from off-gases.
Small volume applications for caustic soda include household cleaning products, water treatment, cleaners for beverage bottles, home soap making, among others.