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Soda Fresca

English translation: fresh caustic

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Spanish term or phrase:soda fresca
English translation:fresh caustic
Entered by: Charles Davis

00:23 Jan 27, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Refining - Colombia
Spanish term or phrase: Soda Fresca
This is listed among supplies for a refinery in Colombia. Any help would be appreciated.
guillen
United States
Local time: 22:22
fresh caustic
Explanation:
"Soda" means caustic soda, i.e., sodium hydroxide (NaOH), widely used in refining:

"La soda cáustica es empleada profusamente en las refinerías de petróleo y otras industrias químicas. ya que es un agente despojador de Impurezas"
https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4902863.pdf

In this context it's referred to in English as "caustic". "Soda fresca" is "fresh caustic". "Soda agotada" is "spent caustic".

"Many of the operating plants inside a refinery complex use fresh caustic to sweeten the gases/Naphtha products. Almost all of this spent caustic is then transferred to Effluent Treatment Plant of this spent caustic."
http://www.eptq.com/qandaquestion.aspx?q=dd9fd5a3-acec-4f25-...
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 06:22
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fresh caustic


Explanation:
"Soda" means caustic soda, i.e., sodium hydroxide (NaOH), widely used in refining:

"La soda cáustica es empleada profusamente en las refinerías de petróleo y otras industrias químicas. ya que es un agente despojador de Impurezas"
https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4902863.pdf

In this context it's referred to in English as "caustic". "Soda fresca" is "fresh caustic". "Soda agotada" is "spent caustic".

"Many of the operating plants inside a refinery complex use fresh caustic to sweeten the gases/Naphtha products. Almost all of this spent caustic is then transferred to Effluent Treatment Plant of this spent caustic."
http://www.eptq.com/qandaquestion.aspx?q=dd9fd5a3-acec-4f25-...


Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
30 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil :-)
agree  Juan Jacob: Por acá es "sosa" (cáustica).
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Juan :-) En España también.
agree  neilmac
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Neil :-)
agree  bigedsenior
22 hrs
  -> Many thanks :-)
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