Caustic soda (naoh) - Import export

Caustic Soda is the typical name for sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye. This common name is derived from its chemical identity as sodium hydrate along with it being well-known for its corrosiveness. In its pure form, caustic soda is a waxy and white sold which readily absorbs water, forming aqueous solutions. It is commercially available as sodium hydroxide monohydrate, or NaOH-H2O. Caustic Soda is prepared in a variety of ways including: Castner-Kellner process – by performing the electrolysis of brine solution to get sodium hydroxide. Nelson Diaphragm cell Loewig’s process Caustic Soda uses include the following: As a cleansing agent in the manufacturing of washing soda. It can be used as a reagent in laboratories. It can be used to prepare soda lime. It can be used to extract aluminium by purifying bauxite.