Colourless gas with a wide range of applications. Used to make fertilisers, fibres, plastics and cleaning products, among others.

Boron compound which is mainly used in the form of detergents, pesticides, softeneres, soaps, enamels, welding fluxes and as leather preserving and tanning agents, among others.

Also known as sodium borate or sodium tetraborate.

Base used in the food industry for foods with a low sodium content, in the agrochemical industry for making liquid fertilisers and in the detergent and soap industry for making soaps.

Also known as sodium hydroxide, and used to make paper, textiles and detergents. Also used in the oil industry to prepare water-based perforation sludge and in household use to unblock drainage pipes in kitchens and bathrooms, among other uses.

Liquid, combustible solvent used mainly to provoke chemical reactions.

Organic compounds presented as a gas in its basic form. Its known form, however, is liquid (mixture of gas and water) and it is used as an embalming fluid and for preserving fabric samples. It is also used as an antibacterial disinfectant, as a basic ingredient in products for treating wood and fabric, and in the production of building materials.

Crystalline powder obtained by mixing quicklime with water.