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The National Crime Agency were drafted in on Saturday night to help the Met find the 35-year-old who is suspected of chucking the corrosive alkaline substance.
The Met Police will hand over £20,000 to anyone who has information about the Clapham acid attacker Abdul Ezedi who doused a mother and two children in a corrosive chemical.