Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as caustic soda, is used in industry (mainly as a base chemical) in the manufacture of paper, textiles and detergents. It is also used in cotton textile processing, laundry and bleaching.
IDENTIFICATION AND PROPERTIES
Name: Sodium Hydroxide
Synonyms: Caustic Soda, Sodium Hydroxide.
Chemical formula: NaOH
CAS: 1310-73-2
EC: 215-185-5
- Appearance: Solid
- Colour: White
- Odour: Odourless
- pH: >13
- Melting point: 318ºC
- Boiling point/boiling range: 1390ºC
- Flammability (solid, gas): Inorganic oxides with the inorganic element in its maximum oxidation state cannot react with further oxygen, therefore they are designated, as non-flammable.
- Lower explosion limit: Not relevant due to the nature of the compound.
- Upper explosion limit: Not relevant due to the nature of the compound.
- Vapour pressure: 16.023
- Solubility: Soluble in ethanol and glycerol
- Water solubility: Soluble
- Auto-ignition temperature: It is not necessary to carry out the study as previous results do not show auto-ignition of the substance up to 400°C .
- Viscosity: Not relevant (Solid matter)
- Explosive properties: There are no chemical groups associated with explosive properties in the molecule.
- Oxidising properties: There are no chemical groups associated with oxidising properties in the molecule.
USES OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE
- Basic raw material for the basic chemical industry
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