Sodium Bicarbonate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Baking Soda
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CAS
144-55-8
EC
205-633-8
Food Code
E500
Sodium Bicarbonate, NaHCO3, is a white monoclinic crystalline powder or granules, soluble (9 g/100 mL at 20°C) with effervescent CO2 release in acids, mined or Solvay-processed for buffering and leavening per PubChem industrial uses.
Sodium Bicarbonate
In effervescent tablets for antacids; in baking powders for rise; in fire extinguishers for class B fires; in hemodialysis for alkalization; and in flue gas scrubbing for SO2 removal in emissions control.
Systemic alkalosis from overuse; dust explosive in confined spaces. Inhalation irritant; deploy antistatic measures and use bicarbonate-compatible respirators in silos.
Supplied in 50 kg laminated polypropylene supersacks. Bulk in dry bulk terminals with pneumatic unloading.
