Sodium Hydroxide

Chemical manufacture (neutralizer and alkalinity control in analytical chemistry,absorption of NOx, SO3 and CO2 in gas streams, manufacture of high-purity sodium compounds), rayon and cellophane, neutralizing agent in petroleum refining; pulp and paper, aluminum, detergents, soap, textile processing, vegetable oil refining, reclaiming rubber, regenerating ion exchange resins, organic fusions, peeling of fruits and vegetables in food industry, lab reagent, electronics (etchant in semiconductor wet processing, etching and electroplating), food additive, photoengraving and lithography, metallurgy, glassmaking.