caustic soda in food productionLye, the traditional name of sodium hydroxide, is not well known in this modern world of chemical names. Quite like how nobody asks you for a glass of ‘Hydrogen dioxide’ and simply says ‘water’, sodium hydroxide remains the shy alter-ego to lye. Sodium hydroxide, also known as Caustic Soda, has been […]
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Aluminum is a valuable and lightweight metal used in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, packaging, and construction. Extracting aluminum from bauxite ore, which contains aluminum, requires complex chemical processes. One of the crucial chemicals in this process is caustic soda (NaOH), which is extensively used in the extraction and purification of aluminum. History of Aluminum […]
After the Industrial Revolution, steel became one of the most widely used and important alloys in various industries. Over the past few centuries, the use of this crucial material has steadily increased. For instance, in 2010, the average monthly global consumption of steel was about 2.5 million tons, but this figure rose to approximately 4.5 […]