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Caustic Soda Flakes 99%
Formula:
NaOH
GOST/CAS:
CAS 1310-73-2 / ГОСТ 2263-79
Caustic Soda Flakes 99% (Sodium Hydroxide, Lye) is a highly concentrated, strongly alkaline chemical compound that comes in the form of odorless white flakes. It is a powerful base, excellently soluble in water, a process that releases a significant amount of heat. Due to its unique ability to effectively saponify fats, break down organic deposits, and neutralize acids, caustic soda is an indispensable component in the production of professional detergents, industrial cleaning, textiles, and water treatment.
Applications
Detergent & Household Chemical Production: Serves as a core ingredient in manufacturing soaps, liquid and powder detergents, shampoos, and heavy-duty degreasers. It ensures the rapid breakdown of grease, oils, and protein-based soils.
Industrial Cleaning & Disinfection (CIP): Actively used for Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems in the food and beverage industry (dairies, breweries), as well as for cleaning tanks, pipelines, and clearing organic blockages in industrial drainage systems.
Construction Chemistry & Material Manufacturing: Used as an additive, accelerator, or plasticizer in certain concrete and cement formulations, as well as in metal etching and surface preparation processes.
Textile & Pulp and Paper Industries: Applied in the mercerization of cotton, fabric treatment during dyeing, and for delignification during the wood pulp bleaching and paper-making processes.
Key Advantages
Maximum Concentration & Purity (99%): Delivers exceptionally high reactivity and cost-effective consumption when preparing working dilutions and processing solutions.
Powerful Organic Breakdown: Easily liquefies, dissolves, and saponifies stubborn oils, fats, protein buildups, carbon deposits, and dense organic blockages in pipelines.
High Solubility: Dissolves rapidly and completely in water, creating the highly alkaline environment necessary for deep chemical cleaning and industrial synthesis.
Versatile Utility: Functions as a reliable backbone for large-scale industrial synthesis, as well as localized sanitary, maintenance, and heavy-duty facility cleaning.
Storage & Transportation
- Store in dry, closed, and well-ventilated warehouse environments within tightly sealed original packaging. The product is extremely hygroscopic (it aggressively absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide from the surrounding air).
- Keep protected from direct sunlight, ambient moisture, and any accidental contact with acids.
- Strict safety measures must be followed during transit and storage: this product belongs to Hazard Class 2 (highly corrosive substance). Personal protective equipment (heavy-duty gloves, safety goggles, and a respirator) is mandatory when handling.
- Shelf life — 1 year from the date of manufacture, provided the original packaging remains completely airtight.
Technical Specifications
Appearance
White flakes or granules, slight coloration permissible
Assay (NaOH content)
≥ 99.0%
Sodium Carbonate
≤ 0.5%
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
≤ 0.05%
Solubility in Water (at 20°C)
~1090 g/L
pH (1% aqueous solution)
13.0 – 14.0
Supply info
- Heavy-duty polyethylene or multi-wall paper bags with a protective plastic inner liner at 25 kg per bag (the optimal packaging standard for flakes to prevent moisture absorption).
- Palletized and secured with stretch wrap for bulk wholesale shipments.