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Karkim Caustic Soda en
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Product Data
Description Limitations
CAUSTIC SODA is a high purity sodium hydroxide CAUSTIC SODA is incompatible with high hardness
(NaOH). brines such as calcium chloride and magnesium chlo-
ride.
CAUSTIC SODA is a cost effective chemical to remove When seawater is used as make-up water, CAUSTIC
magnesium as insoluble hydroxide from sea water SODA needed to treat magnesium in sea water is cal-
when used as make-up water. culated from
Mg2+ + 2NaOH → Mg(OH)2 ↓ + 2Na+ Soda Ash (lb/bbl) = 0.00116 × FW × Mg2+ (mg/l)
CAUSTIC SODA activates and solubilizes the organic Where FW is water fraction in the fluid.
dispersants such as lignite and lignosulfonate (KAR-
When the system is treated with KAR-CFL or KAR-CFL
CFL or KAR-CFL HT).
HT, one sack of caustic potash is added for every four
CAUSTIC SODA controls the pH and alkalinity proper- sacks of KAR-CFL or KAR-CFL HT.
ties of water-base drilling fluids to treat carbon dioxide
CAUSTIC SODA is not added through the mud hop-
contamination.
per. One sack should be added very slowly with careful
CAUSTIC SODA reduces corrosion rate by maintain- agitation to 50 gallons of water in the chemical barrel.
ing high pH. The solution can then be added slowly to the circulat-
ing system over a complete circulation.
Application
Packaging
CAUSTIC SODA is used to control pH and alkalinity in
all water-base drilling fluids. When seawater is used CAUSTIC SODA is supplied in 25 kg (55 lb) moisture-
as make-up water, CAUSTIC SODA is also added to proof, multiwall paper sacks.
treat magnesium in sea water.