Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used in the production of paper, textiles, and detergents as a strong alkali.
Employed in water treatment to neutralize acidity and in the manufacture of chemicals like sodium salts. - Food Industry: Used in food processing (e.g., olive curing, chocolate production) and as a pH adjuster.
- Household Use: Found in drain cleaners and oven cleaners as a strong degreaser.
Where is Caustic Soda Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride (brine) in the chlor-alkali process.
- Consumer Products: Found in detergents, drain cleaners, and food processing agents.