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Formation of Sodium Hydroxide

The reaction i chose was the formation of sodium hydroxide. This reaction is made up of sodium and hydroxide. This reaction is used to make several domestic cleaning products such as: soaps, rayon, paper, explosives, dyestuffs, and petroleum products. A major producer of this chemical is the US. Some companies in the US who make this are: the Dow Chemical Company which produces about 3.7 million tons a year, Oxychem, PPG and Olin. These companies got into making this reaction because it is used for so many different things that it would be able to make a lot of money from a lot of different people. The major buyers of this chemical are often laboratories who use this substance to drive chemical reactions as well as a neutralizing agent in petroleum refining. The starting materials used for this reaction are sodium and hydroxide and they come from specific elements. The waste from this reaction goes into iodine bottle which are then recycled. This prevents pollution and helps the enviorment. This reaction benifits the planet because it helps produce soap, as well as widley used for making paper.It is also used to wash or to chemicaly peel food such as fruitsand vegetables. This element was not made illegal but it can be used to form illegal drugs, such as methamphetamine and many others.

Some problems with this reactant is that it is very flamable, and it seems that a lot of people dealing with the reactant seems to get very bad burns. Also it causes permanent injury, scarring and possibly blindness. There have been reports of cancer do to direct contact with with this reaction for people from the age of 15-40. Also if you have been exposed to sodium hydroxide then your child could have some birth deffects or other development effects in people. The downside to being exposed to it is that there are no tests that can prove you have been, and if so how much you have been exposed to.Also it produces a hydrogen gas which if contained to closely together it could be extremely dangerous. Therefore it is contained in large areas unless it is not being used, wherefore it is put into a small container and later recycled.

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