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Title: caustic soda
Post by: calculator on August 01, 2017, 18:32:47 PM
Where can I source caustic soda? aka sodium hydroxide, sosa caustica.

Before I begin my search, I  thought I'd throw it about here.

Possibly drain cleaner, I'll start at Mercadona, then ferrateria Hondura, then saavedra.

Can anyone clarify if said shops stock it, or similar.

Motives; I'm not going to kill anyone. It's an alternative to curing olives.
Title: Re: caustic soda
Post by: chollis on August 01, 2017, 18:38:18 PM
Sosa caustica. Most of the ferriterias sell it in 1kg bags of flakes.
Title: Re: caustic soda
Post by: calculator on August 01, 2017, 18:43:02 PM
thanks. didn't think it would be so easy.
Title: Re: caustic soda
Post by: spitfire58 on August 01, 2017, 19:19:45 PM
Easy to get. I got some in the Chinese shop at El Mattoral on my last trip. Something like 500 grams for about 2.50â,¬ or so
Title: Re: caustic soda
Post by: gattaca66 on August 01, 2017, 19:33:45 PM
Yes, they sell it in Mercadona too, and in Spar, Atlántico Centre!
Title: Re: caustic soda
Post by: TamaraEnLaPlaya on August 02, 2017, 00:15:22 AM
Read an article in El Pais this evening about olives that included a comment about the people avoiding a repeat of the caustic soda method!

https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/31/trans_iberian/1501512845_993032.html (https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/31/trans_iberian/1501512845_993032.html)