Sodium bicarbonate
Fine crystals of white or opaque monoclinic system.
No smell, salty taste. Solubility in water is less
than that of sodium carbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is
an acid salt formed by the neutralization of strong
alkali and weak acid, which is weakly alkaline when
dissolved in water. It can be used in industries such
as food, medicine, film making, tanning, mineral
processing, metallurgy, fiber, rubber, etc. It can
also be used as detergent and fire extinguishing
agent, generator of carbon dioxide in soft drinks and
cold drinks as analytical reagent, and also used in
inorganic synthesis and pharmaceutical industry to
treat acidosis, as starter of food industry,
generator of carbon dioxide in soft drinks and cold
drinks, and preservative of butter. Can be directly
used as raw materials in pharmaceutical
industry.