Caustic soda perela ke k'hemik'hale ea bohlokoa ea inorganic kaha e sebelisoa liindastering tse ngata lefatšeng ka bophara.Tlhokahalo e phahameng ka ho fetisisa ea soda ea caustic e tsoa indastering ea lipampiri moo e sebelisoang lits'ebetsong tsa pulping le bleaching.Li boetse li hlokoa indastering ea aluminium kaha soda ea caustic e qhaqha bauxite ore, e leng thepa e tala tlhahisong ea aluminium.Tšebeliso e 'ngoe e kholo bakeng sa soda ea caustic ke ts'ebetso ea lik'hemik'hale kaha soda ea caustic ke lijo tsa motheo bakeng sa lihlahisoa tse ngata tse theohang fatše ho kenyeletsa le solvents, polasetiki, masela, likhomaretsi joalo-joalo.
Liperela tsa Caustic soda le tsona li sebelisoa tlhahisong ea sesepa kaha li fana ka saponification ea oli ea meroho kapa mafura a hlokahalang bakeng sa tlhahiso ea sesepa.Ba na le karolo indastering ea khase ea tlhaho moo sodium hydroxide e sebelisetsoang ho thusa ho hlahisa le ho sebetsana le lihlahisoa tsa petroleum mme li ka sebelisoa indastering ea masela moo e sebelisetsoang ho etsa lik'hemik'hale tsa k'hothone.
Soda ea Caustic e boetse e na le lisebelisoa tse nyane.E ka sebelisoa bakeng sa etching ea aluminium, tlhahlobo ea lik'hemik'hale le ho hlobolisa pente.Ke karolo ya letoto la dihlahiswa tsa lapeng ho kenyeletswa sehlwekisang dipeipi le drainage, sehlwekisi sa onto le dihlahiswa tsa ho hlwekisa lapeng.