Caustic Soda

• Product Specifications

  Chemical Names/Formula - Sodium Hydroxide, Caustic Soda (NaOH)
  
  NaOH - 98 % by weight (dry) and 50% by weight (liquid)
  
  Iron (Fe) - 0.0015 max                    Specific Gravity - 1.9



• Packaging and Distribution

  PowerGen Ltd. supplies Dry Caustic Soda in 50-pound bags that are moisture resistant. These bags are stored on sturdy pallets protected by a shrink-wrapped polyethylene film.
  
  PowerGen Ltd. owns road trucks and trailers used for transporting liquid caustic soda in bulk. The bulk trailers capacity ranges from 10 - 30 mt. Other parcel sizes available - 5 to 55 gallon drums/ 250 gallons totes.



• Mixing

  Dissolving of Caustic Soda beads/pellets A short period of mechanical agitation is all that is needed to dissolve this form of caustic soda in water completely. The beads/pellets dissolve twice as fast as flakes.



• General Applications

  The host of different uses of caustic soda derive mainly from its reactivity as a strong as a strong alkali.
  
  
  Caustic soda is used:
  
  - In detergent and cleaners - for bottle washing, drain pipe cleaners, bleach manufacture, etc.
  
  - In water treatment - for softening, ph control and regenerating resin beds.
  
  - In boiler compounds - to remove scale.
  
  - In paint and varnish removers
  
  - In food processing plants and dairies - to clean equipment, also for peeling fruits and vegetables.
  
  - In metal plants - for cleaning metals: for example, sheet in galvanizing plants.
  
  - In textile plants - as an aid in scouring, bleaching and neutralizing
  
  - In a variety of plants - making products ranging from glue, gelatin, grease and cosmetics to dry batteries.