Products of the Sodium
Hydroxide Tree
*
Cosmetics
Gelling agent
Grease
Pharmaceuticals
Plastics stabilizer
Soaps
Aluminum stearate
ALUMINUM ORE
(BAUXITE)
Aluminum
metal
A co-product of chlorine production, sodium hydroxide is
used to help produce a wide range of useful products. It is
a key component in many important chemical processes.
SODIUM STEARATE
Calcium stearate
Zinc stearate
PACKAGING
Aerosol cans
Aluminum foil
Balloons
Beverage cans
Metallized film
Pouches
Doors
Siding
Soffit/fascia/gutters
Utility poles
Window frames
CDs and DVDs
Heat sinks
Magnets
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
CONSTRUCTION
Catalyst
TRANSPORTATION
Aircraft frames/bodies
Auto/truck bodies
Bicycles
Cookware
Baseball bats
LED lighting reflectors
Carboxymethylcellulose
(see sodium choroacetate)
Cellophane
Cellulose acetate
Methyl cellulose
Rayon
Catalogs
Envelopes
Office, copy, printing
and writing paper
HOUSEHOLD
SODIUM OLEATE
Corrugated board
Shopping bags
Wrapping paper
Food and pharmaceutical packaging
Bleached
paperboard
Unbleached kraft
Coated
unbleached kraft
Sodium bisulfite
(Sulfite process)
SODIUM FLUOROACETATE
XYLENESULFONIC ACID
Equipment housing
Electronics casing
Automotive components
Food and beverage packaging
Engineering thermoplastics
Shatter-proof eyeglass lenses
Sports equipment
CDs and DVDs
Blowing agent
Buoyancy agent for undersea salvage
Fuel cells
Pharmaceuticals
Photographic developers
Plating metals on glass
Polymerization catalyst
Rocket propellant
Spandex fibers
Adhesives and coatings
Sodium silicate/sodium hydroxide
Disinfectant
Driers
Emulsifier
Pollution reduction fuel additive
Surface-active agents
Production of naphthenic salts of other
metals (e.g., copper) to produce wood preservatives
Bleaching agent for molasses and soap
Textile stripping
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
Fertilizer
Corrosion inhibitor
SODIUM MOLYBDATE
POLYCARBONATE
SODIUM SULFITE
Fruit preservative
Wood pulping
MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE
HYDRAZINE
Flavor enhancer
Food preservative
SODIUM PROPIONATE
Flavors
Perfumes
Adhesives
Builder in soaps
Degreaser
Industrial alkaline detergents
Water treatment (boiler-feed)
Antiseptics
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)
SODIUM PHENOLATE
SODIUM ORTHOSILICATE
VANILLIN
Cleaner
Detergents/soaps
SODIUM METASILICATE
Dye intermediate
SODIUM PICRAMATE
PROPYLENE
CHLOROHYDRIN
(See Chlorine Tree)
RUBBER RECLAMATION
LATEX RUBBER STABILIZERS
INDUSTRIAL GREASE CUTTING/METAL DEGREASING
PURIFICATION OF GASES (GAS SCRUBBING)
REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS
OIL REFINING
Aluminum or linoleum prior to inking
GALVANIZATION
Electroplating
GRAPHIC PRINTS (ETCHING)
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PEELER
TEXTILE PROCESSING (MERCERIZING COTTON,
Disinfectant
Sodium hypochlorite bleach
SCOURING COTTON, VAT DYEING)
Flocculant
Alum (sodium aluminum sulfate)
WATER TREATMENT/DISINFECTION/INDUSTRIAL
REFINING VEGETABLE OILS
pH control
Sodium hydroxide
Air and water
EFFLUENT TREATMENT
Bottle cleaning before filling
Grease cutter
Rodenticide
SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE
EPOXY RESIN
Carbon fiber reinforcement for aerospace,
automotive and sports equipment
Circuit boards
Glass-fiber reinforcement
Wind turbines
Ore flotation
Soaps/cosmetics
Surfactant
Waterproofing textiles
ELECTRONICS
Sodium hydroxide
(Kraft process)
Bleached kraft
Food, medical,
aseptic and
milk packaging
COBALT HYDROXIDE
SODIUM NAPHTHENATE
Synthetic detergents
Dyes
Dissolving pulp
Food additive
Surface-active agents
Wetting agent for textiles
SODIUM STANNATE
Blueprint paper
Ceramics and glass
Dye mordant
Stabilizer for hydrogen peroxide
Textile fireproofing
Tin electroplating
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
Adiponitrile
Sodium
Hydroxide
Herbicide
Nylon 66
Hexamethylenediamine
Nylon 610
Case hardening and heat treating agent for steel
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelator
SODIUM FORMATE
Catalyst
Dye mordant
Leather tanning agent
Metal plating
Pharmaceuticals
Wallpaper printing
Dyes, especially Prussian Blue
Gold mining
Pharmaceuticals,
specialty synthesis
Sodium thiocyanate
Anticoagulant for blood and for
reducing blood cholesterol
Liquid soaps
Shampoos
Electroplating agent for copper,
zinc, brass and cadmium
Extraction agent for gold and
silver production from ores
SODIUM CHEMICALS
*The term sodium hydroxide is synonymous with caustic soda and alkali.
Bristles for toothbrushes,
airbrushes, paint brushes, etc.
Hosiery
Tire cord
Wear-resistant apparel, alone, or in
combination with wool and cotton
Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
Dyes
Vitamins
SODIUM CHLOROACETATE
SODIUM CYANIDE
Food products
(especially ice cream and dietetic
foods) as a water binder,
thickener, suspending agent and
emulsion stabilizer
Paper coatings, prints,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
Textile manufacturing (sizing)
Analytical reagent
Custom synthesis reagent
Artificial blood vessels
Athletic turf
Automotive upholstery
Cordage and tow lines
Electrical wire insulation
Fish net and fishing line
Gears and bearings
Parachutes
Pen tips
Sails
Surgical sutures
Tennis racket strings