What do bubble bath and cat litter trays have in common…?
…they both use chlor-alkali chemistry to stay clean!
Want to smell nice and sweet for your big night out?
Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) can be mixed with glycerol and fatty acids to make soap. Olive oil, soybean oil, coconut oil and many others can be used to make great-smelling solid soap. Caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) can even be used to make liquid soap for your shower!
More detailed information here >
And related to this:
Learn how chlor-alkali is used to make soap here >
…and keep your cat litter tray clean and healthy?
After rinsing your cat litter tray with water, sodium hypochlorite (an important chlor-alkali product, also called bleach) can be carefully used to disinfect the surface of the tray and help keep your kitty healthy! These disinfectants also play a role in cleaning your home too.
More detailed information here >
And related to this:
Meet Julie, an animal carer who relies on chlor-alkali to keep her refuge clean and healthy >
Discover more about chlor-alkali’s use in bleach >
Using bleach safely to protect our health >
Chlor-alkali is vital for many products in our daily life.
- Watch all our other Benefits videos from our Benefits homepage…
- Check out our Chlorine Things videos (shown to the left) to learn more about the chlor-alkali products you use every day…
- Learn where chlorine, caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) and hydrogen are used in our ‘trees’…
- Meet Mr C, to see how life has improved since the Stone Age thanks, in part, to chlor-alkali chemistry…
- And discover the 17 Successes, Europeans whose work is made safer, easier or more sustainable thanks to chlor-alkali!
- Contact eurochlor@cefic.be for more information
