Caustic Soda

Packaging Options

Bulk

up to 28 tonnes

Formula

NaOH

Description

Caustic Soda is a colourless, clear to slightly turbid liquid. It is also available as a solid, typically in the form of pearls or prills. In all forms, Caustic Soda is highly corrosive and reactive.

Product Information

Caustic Soda has a wide range of applications across a variety of industries – examples below:

Aerospace – metal treatment, also used for pH control
Agriculture – pH control, also used for effluent treatment
Cleaning – degreasing and pH control
Food & Beverage – cleaning in place (CIP), pH control
Metal Treatment – anodising and electroplating, pH control & effluent treatment
Pharmaceutical – production of intermediates, pH control (water/ effluent treatment)
Paper – raising pH during pulping process
Power – regeneration of ion exchange resins
Raw material/ intermediate in chemical manufacture
Soap making – saponification
Water Treatment – pH control

Strengths & Grades

Solution stored at 50%
Dilutions available from 50% down to 1%
Solution – available to meet BS EN 896: 2012 – Treatment of Water for Human Consumption, Commission Regulation (EU) No.231/2012 (E524), and the current Food Chemicals Codex
Solid (pearl) – technical grade stored in 25kg bags at distribution sites in West Thurrock and Selby

Storage & Supply

ICL manufacture Caustic Soda using membrane cell technology at our site in West Thurrock, Essex
We have considerable storage at our sea-fed tank in West Thurrock.
We have significant storage at other UK sites to support our packaging and manufacturing operations.

Technical Information

Formula

NaOH
CAS

1310-73-2
UN

1824 (solution) 1823 (solid)
Commodity

28151200
Synonyms

Sodium Hydroxide, Caustic Soda Liquor, Caustic Soda Pearl, Lye,

Want more information? Contact our sales team:

01375 389000