Product Name: Caustic soda
Molecular formula: NaOH
Relative molecular weight: 40.00
Product standard: GB 209-2006
Physical and chemical properties:
Solid sodium hydroxide, which is a white, shiny, sometimes a little yellow,slightly fibrous crystalline solid, is one of the strong alkali, easily soluble in water, and can react chemically with many organic and inorganic compounds. Solid sodium hydroxide is highly corrosive, can neutralize with acid to form salt and water, easily absorbs CO2 and moisture in the air and deliquesces. It can dissolve aluminum, tin, zinc and release hydrogen, which can corrode silicon-containing materials. It can also cause the crystal cracking inside the metal.
Product application:
This product has a wide range of uses in plastics, rubber, dyes, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, food additives and national defense industries, besides the industries of paper, textile, light industry, and petroleum industries.