BCS
Pottassium Hydroxide
Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
Soda ash is used in a variety of industries and applications including:
• Glass Manufacturing
• Dry Powder Detergents (e.g., laundry, auto, dish, etc.)
• Pulp Processing
• pH Control for pool
• Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing (e.g., phosphates, chromium, etc.)
• Food Manufacturing (e.g., yeast, baking soda, etc.)
• Algicides for ponds and golf courses
• Roof and deck cleaners
• Washing machine and dishwasher cleaning
Sodium Hydroxide
Sodium Hydroxide Flakes
– Use as a fixing salt in photography
– Use to extract silver chloride from silver ore
– Use to produce galvanic gold and silver solutions
– Use as a bleaching agent for straw, bone, ivory
– Use in chrome leather fabrication
– Use as a reagent in analytical chemistry
– Use as an antidote to cyanide poisoning
– Use for drinking water treatment
– Use for fish aquariums for the dichlorination & neutralization of halogens
– As an additive in fats to protect against ripening in oils, soaps
– Removes chlorine from bleached tissue and paper