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Sodium hydroxide or caustic soda can be prepared by three successive methods as given below:
• Castner-Kellner process
• Nelson Diaphragm cell
• Loewig’s process
Let us now discuss the Castner-Kellner process in brief.

Like other corrosive acids and alkalis, drops of sodium hydroxide solutions can readily decompose proteins and lipids in living tissues via amide hydrolysis and ester hydrolysis, which consequently cause chemical burns and may induce permanent blindness upon contact with eyes.