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Caustic Soda Solution (NaOH 50%)

Sodium Hydroxide Solution

Brief Description

Caustic Soda Solution is a clear, colorless,

odorless and slightly viscous liquid. It is misci-
ble with water at any ratio. Caustic Soda Solu-
tion reacts strongly alkaline and is highly corro-
sive to various materials.

Test method
Typical
Raw Material Properties Unit
Value *
DIN

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) 50 %

Molecular Mass 40 g/Mol

Density at 20°C 1,5 g/cm 3 51757

Dynamic Viscosity at 20°C Approximately 79 mPas 51562

Freezing Point Approximately 12 °C

* The values given above are typical test results w hich should be used as a guide only. They do not form the w hole or part of a
specification or guarantee.

Processing and Applications

Caustic Soda Solution is a strongly alkaline Caustic Soda Solution reacts strongly alkaline
product, which is applied as a chemical and is highly corrosive and aggressive to
reactant or neutralization agent in various various materials such as aluminum,
areas, magnesium, zinc, glass, emaille and many
e.g. in chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, pulp plastic products.
and paper, metal and food industries, for
agriculture, soap and detergent
manufacturing or waste water treatment.

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Packaging, Delivery and Storage General Information

Caustic Soda Solution is transported via Safety data, transport information and toxicological
railcar, road tanker or barge. data are provided in the current EU safety data
sheet.
Store above 25°C and in the absence of air
when stored for long periods. Some applications for this product may be subject to
national and/or international standards (food
In the presence of air, sodium carbonate is additives, waste water treatment, in the
formed by the uptake of carbon dioxide, which pharmaceutical industry,...). The customer alone is
can result in turbidity of the caustic solution. responsible for complying with all existing patents
and regulations applicable to our products and its
In order to prevent carbonate formation, the applications.
containers can be sealed off from air, for
example, but pressure equalization must be
We assume that our Caustic Soda Solution is free of
made possible during transfer operations. If
organic impurities. Our Caustic Soda Solution is
possible, the storage tanks for caustic soda
produced using a purely inorganic process. The
should be heatable to prevent crystallization
during the cold season. production process runs in a completely closed
Caustic Soda Solution 50% already begins to system from brine preparation onwards.
solidify at approx. 10-12°C.
Furthermore, the rail tank cars used by Vinnolit as
When stored properly under the conditions well as the ships in time charter are exclusively
recommended, Caustic Soda Solution has a intended for the transport of Caustic Soda Solution.
virtually unlimited shelf life. When transporting Caustic Soda Solution by tanker
or in a rented ship, Vinnolit will request an
appropriate cleaning certificate from the respective
Food Compliance carrier before filling with Caustic Soda Solution. All
possible traces in our Caustic Soda Solution and
Caustic Soda Solution 50% fulfils the criteria their max. concentration can be taken from our SLS.
of purity for food additives according to
Zusatzstoff- Zulassungsverordnung (ZZulV),
Zusatzstoff- Verkehrsverordnung (ZVerkV), For any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact
Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) and of our sales team.
products for water treatment concerning to
human applications referred to DIN EN 896.

Caustic Soda Solution is registered within

the EU as a food additive E 524.

When diluting the Caustic Soda Solution, strict

attention must be paid to avoiding the
introduction of microbes. (Use clean, ideally
disinfected containers / dilute with clean, germ-
free water / store for as short a time as possible
in cool conditions.

The data and recommendations contained in this product information repre-

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products and their potential applications. Therefore, no warranty of specific
properties of the products mentioned herein nor of their suitability or fitness for Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG
a particular purpose is implied.
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because of conditions during processing over which we have no control,
especially where other companies' raw materials are also used.
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Dynamic viscosity of various Caustic Soda Solutions as a function of temperature

[mPas]
NaOH
20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C 80°C 90°C 100°C
% (m/m)
10 1,7 1,45 1,2 0,95 0,78 0,66 0,55 0,47 0,40
20 4,5 3,2 2,5 1,9 1,6 1,3 1,1 0,85 0,7
30 13,0 8,5 6,0 4,5 3,3 2,5 2,0 1,6 1,3
33 19,0 12,0 7,5 5,4 3,9 3,1 2,4 1,9 1,5
40 39,0 22,0 14,0 9,0 6,4 4,8 3,7 2,9 2,4
45 57,0 29,0 18,5 11,5 7,9 5,9 4,5 3,5 2,8
50 79,0 44,0 25,0 16,0 10,0 7,5 5,5 4,4 3,4

Dynamic viscosity of various Caustic Soda Solutions as a

function of temperature
NaOH %
90 (m/m)
80
dyn. viscosity at (mPas)

10
70
20
60
30
50
33
40
40
30
45
20
50
10

20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C 80°C 90°C 100°C

Temperature at (°C)

The data and recommendations contained in this product information repre-

sent the current state of our knowledge and serve as a guide only to our Ismaning, 24. February 2021
products and their potential applications. Therefore, no warranty of specific
properties of the products mentioned herein nor of their suitability or fitness for Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG
a particular purpose is implied.
The information given in this leaflet should be checked by preliminary trials Carl-Zeiss-Ring 25
because of conditions during processing over which we have no control,
especially where other companies' raw materials are also used.
D-85737 Ismaning
Patent or other proprietary rights of third parties must be observed. The quality Tel. : +49 89 9 61 03-0
of our products is warranted under the terms of our General Conditions of Sale Fax: +49 89 9 61 03-103
www.vinnolit.com
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Density of various Caustic Soda Solutions as a function of temperature

NaOH 0°C 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C 60°C 70°C 80°C 90°C 100°C
%(m/m)
2 1,024 1,023 1,021 1,018 1,014 1,010 1,005 0,999 0,993 0,987 0,980
4 1,048 1,046 1,043 1,039 1,035 1,031 1,026 1,020 1,014 1,008 1,001
6 1,071 1,068 1,065 1,061 1,056 1,052 1,047 1,041 1,035 1,028 1,022
8 1,094 1,091 1,087 1,083 1,078 1,073 1,068 1,062 1,056 1,050 1,043
10 1,117 1,113 1,109 1,104 1,100 1,094 1,089 1,083 1,077 1,071 1,064
12 1,140 1,136 1,131 1,126 1,121 1,116 1,110 1,104 1,098 1,092 1,086
14 1,162 1,158 1,153 1,148 1,143 1,137 1,132 1,126 1,120 1,113 1,107
16 1,185 1,180 1,175 1,170 1,165 1,159 1,153 1,147 1,141 1,134 1,128
18 1,207 1,202 1,197 1,192 1,186 1,181 1,175 1,169 1,162 1,156 1,149
20 1,230 1,224 1,219 1,214 1,208 1,202 1,196 1,190 1,183 1,177 1,170
22 1,252 1,247 1,241 1,235 1,230 1,224 1,218 1,211 1,205 1,198 1,191
24 1,274 1,269 1,263 1,257 1,251 1,245 1,239 1,232 1,226 1,219 1,212
26 1,296 1,291 1,285 1,279 1,273 1,267 1,261 1,254 1,247 1,241 1,234
28 1,318 1,312 1,306 1,300 1,294 1,288 1,281 1,275 1,268 1,262 1,255
30 1,334 1,328 1,322 1,315 1,309 1,302 1,296 1,289 1,282 1,276
32 1,355 1,349 1,343 1,336 1,330 1,324 1,317 1,310 1,303 1,296
34 1,370 1,363 1,357 1,350 1,343 1,337 1,330 1,323 1,316
36 1,390 1,384 1,377 1,370 1,363 1,357 1,350 1,343 1,336
38 1,410 1,404 1,397 1,390 1,383 1,376 1,370 1,363 1,356
40 1,430 1,423 1,416 1,410 1,403 1,396 1,389 1,382 1,375
42 1,449 1,443 1,436 1,429 1,422 1,415 1,408 1,401 1,394
44 1,468 1,462 1,455 1,448 1,441 1,434 1,427 1,420 1,413
46 1,487 1,481 1,473 1,466 1,459 1,452 1,445 1,438 1,432
48 1,506 1,500 1,492 1,485 1,478 1,471 1,464 1,457 1,450
50 1,525 1,518 1,511 1,504 1,497 1,490 1,483 1,476 1,470
52 1,534 1,530 1,524 1,517 1,510 1,503 1,496 1,490
54 1,549 1,543 1,536 1,530 1,523 1,516 1,510
56 1,568 1,562 1,556 1,550 1,543 1,536 1,530
58 1,581 1,576 1,570 1,563 1,556 1,550
60 1,590 1,583 1,576 1,570

Values of solutions below 50% (w/w) taken from „Int. Crit. Tables”, 3 rd edition, page
79; values of solutions above 50% (w/w) were determined by extrapolation.

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Freezing points of Caustic Soda Solutions at various concentrations.

Temperature at (°C)

NaOH-Content at % (m/m)

Boiling points of Caustic Soda Solutions at various concentrations.

Temperature at (°C)

NaOH-Content at % (m/m)

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