SODIUM BICARBONATE | |||
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION | |||
CAS NO. |
144-55-8 |
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EINECS NO. |
205-633-8 | ||
FORMULA |
NaHCO3 | ||
MOL WT. |
84.01 | ||
H.S. CODE |
2836.30 | ||
SYNONYMS |
Baking soda; Sodium acid carbonate; | ||
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate; Carbonic acid monosodium salt; carbonic acid sodium salt (1:1); monosodium hydrogen carbonate; monosodium carbonate; meylon; Bicarbonate of soda; | |||
GENERAL DESCRIPTION | |||
Sodium Bicarbonate, commonly called baking Soda. It can react as an acid or a base in water treatment. It is also used in treating wool and silk, fire extinguishers, pharmacy, leather, metallurgy, in cleaning preparations and industrial & chemical processes. | |||
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |||
PHYSICAL STATE |
White crystalline powder or lumps | ||
MELTING POINT |
60 C (Decomposes) | ||
pH |
8.3 (0.1 mol) | ||
STABILITY |
Stable under ordinary conditions | ||
APPLICATIONS | |||
Food & food processing, beverages, pharmaceuticals, animal foodstuffs, household cleaning products, rubber & plastics foam blowing, fire extinguishers & explosion suppression, effluent & water treatment, flue gas treatment, oil drilling, industrial & chemical processes. | |||
SALES SPECIFICATION | |||
APPEARANCE |
Powder | ||
NaHCO3 |
99.0% min | ||
WATER INSOLUBLES |
0.01% max | ||
NaCl |
0.02% max | ||
Na2SO4 |
0.04% max | ||
Fe2O3 |
0.001% max | ||
Na2CO3 |
1.05% max | ||
Pb |
5ppm max | ||
TRANSPORTATION | |||
PACKING |
25kgs, 50kgs in bag | ||
HAZARD CLASS |
Not regulated | ||
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