What is the use of pure alkali?

Pure alkali is very common in industry. Many people often confuse pure alkali with edible alkali. Edible alkali and pure alkali are not the same thing. The sodium carbonate content in pure alkali is very high and it cannot be used for food. Due to its high concentration, pure alkali can seriously burn human skin. Everyone should pay attention that pure alkali must not be diluted by itself and consumed as edible alkali. So what can pure alkali be used for?

What are the uses of pure alkali   Industrial uses: 1. Used in the food industry as a neutralizer and leavening agent, such as in the manufacture of amino acids, soy sauce and flour-based foods such as steamed bread and bags. It can also be mixed into alkaline water and added to pasta to increase elasticity and ductility. 2. The glass industry is the largest consumer of pure alkali, with each ton of glass consuming 0.2 tons of pure alkali. It is often used to make water glass, sodium dichromate, sodium nitrate, sodium fluoride, baking soda, borax, trisodium phosphate, etc. 3. In the metallurgical industry, it is used as a smelting flux, a flotation agent for mineral processing, and a desulfurizer for steelmaking and antimony smelting. 4. In the leather industry, it is used for degreasing raw hides, neutralizing chrome tanned leather and increasing the alkalinity of chrome tanning liquid. 5. Used as a water softener in printing and dyeing industry. 6. Make soap by reacting fatty acids with pure alkali. 7. Pure alkali is also used in the production of refractory materials and glazes in the ceramic industry. 8. Used in the production of synthetic detergent additives such as sodium tripolyphosphate and other sodium phosphate salts.