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2 unusual facts about sodium hydroxide


Harold B. Lee

When he was eight, he was sent to get a can of lye from the shelf and spilled the deadly product all over himself.

Richard Halsey Best

However, on the morning flight Best had tested an oxygen bottle to be sure that it was not leaking caustic soda.


Solvay Indupa

Indupa (Indústrias Patagonicas) was established in Río Negro Province (Argentina) on September 16, 1948, and became a leading local producer of chlorine, Polyvinyl chloride resins (PVC), and caustic soda.

Xanthate

Cellulose reacts with carbon disulfide (CS2) in presence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produces sodium cellulose xanthate, which upon neutralization with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) gives viscose rayon or cellophane paper (Sellotape or Scotch Tape).


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