Sodium Hypochlorite

Sodium hypochlorite is used for the production of household chemicals as a disinfectant and antibacterial agent, as a fabric bleach, and as a preparation for the chemical dissolution of sanitary and technical sludge. In industry, it is used for bleaching wood and textile pulp, cleaning and disinfection of drinking water before entering the urban water distribution network, disinfecting water in swimming pools and ponds, cleaning domestic and industrial waste, as well as removing organic and inorganic pollutants. It is also used for disinfection of systems, pipelines and tanks in the dairy industry, in the production of wine and beer brewing. Sodium hypochlorite is also used in medicine for external and local use as an antiviral, antifungal, and bactericidal agent in the treatment of skin, mucous membranes and wounds. It can be used to sterilise some medical devices, and in dentistry as an antiseptic.

In industrial organic synthesis, sodium hypochlorite is used for the production of various compounds (hydrazine, anthranilic acid, chloropicrin) and for degassing in the hydrometallurgical process of the production of toxic liquid and gaseous wastes. In analytics it is used as a reagent for photometry research. Sodium hypochlorite is also used for the production of food starch modified in the food and pharmaceuticals industries.