Product Readme | |||
|
3.Product description
Items
|
Index
|
APPEARANCE
|
FLAKES
|
NAOH %
|
≥99.0
|
NA2CO3 %
|
≤0.5
|
NACL %
|
≤0.05
|
Fe2O3 %
|
≤0.006
|
4.USAGE
<1>.Used as the most common paint stripper on wooden objects.
<2>.Used in conjunction with zinc for creation of the famous "Gold pennies" experiment.
<3>.Is used in the refining of alumina containing ore (bauxite) to produce alumina (aluminium oxide)
which is the raw material used to produce aluminium metal via the smelting process.
<4>.Used in soap making (cold process soap, saponification).
<5>.Food uses of sodium hydroxide include washing or chemical peeling of fruits and vegetables
<6>.Used in the home as a drain cleaning agent for clearing clogged drains.
<7>.Used as a cleaner in breweries, where it is simply called "caustic".