Caustic soda

Description

In everyday life, the main purpose of sodium hydroxide is to combat fatty and organic pollution. It is used for cleaning sewers, degreasing surfaces, making hand soap, bleaching and washing clothes, controlling garden pests, and for sanitizing premises. There are three types of soda: baking soda, soda ash and caustic soda. If regarding the first one, everyone knows its properties and chemical formula, then the last two have completely different characteristics. The formula of caustic soda is NaOH. It has a rich white color and dissolves well in water. It can also be called caustic soda or caustic soda; it comes in dissolved and solid form. In the solid state, it is transported in bags, and in the liquid state it is transported in special containers. What caustic soda is is known very well in various industries, even in medicine it occupies a certain place. But along with its beneficial properties, there are also negative consequences of its use. How to clean a drain using caustic soda? After the caustic soda has completely dissolved in the water, without removing gloves and glasses, carefully pour the composition into the sewer system. If washing is carried out in an apartment building, 3-4 liters of the composition is enough; the remaining liquid can be carefully poured into a chemical-resistant canister and removed.