Sodium hydroxide
| Benzoic acid | Its salt are used to preserve food |
| Carbonic acid | To make carbonated drinks |
| Ethanoic acid | A main compound of vinegar |
| Hydrochloric acid | To clean metals before electroplating / household cleaning / leather processing / swimming pool maintenance |
| Nitric acid | Production of fertilisers, explosives, etching and dissolution of metals (purification and extraction of gold) |
| Sulphuric acid | To make detergent, polymer and fertilisers. |
| Tartaric acid | Manufacturing of soft drinks, provide tartness to food, as an emetic (a substance to induce vomiting) |
| Ammonia | Production of fertilisers (ammonium and nitrate salts), used in the manufacture of nitric acid, neutralise the acid (in the petroleum industry) and prevent premature coagulation in natural / synthetic latex. |
| Aluminium hydroxide | Manufacture other aluminium compound and to make gastric medicine (antacid) |
| Calcium hydroxide | To make cement, limewater, neutralise the acidity of soil and application of sewage treatment. |
| Sodium hydroxide | Used in the manufacturing of soaps, detergents, and cleaners. |
| Magnesium hydroxide | Suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water are used as an antacid, used as an antiperspirant armpit deodorant and as a non-hazardous alkali to neutralise acidic wastewater. |
