Sodium bicarbonate, which is used in many industries, acts as a catalyst in many processes due to its buffering properties and source of carbon dioxide gas production. Sodium bicarbonate is used in fire extinguishers to extinguish flames. Dry chemical extinguishers often contain a small amount of sodium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate decomposes at high temperature and releases carbon dioxide

he does. Carbon dioxide, in turn, reduces the oxygen in the fire and kills it.

In the drilling industry, sodium bicarbonate is used to chemically treat drilling mud when it becomes contaminated with calcium ions from cement or lime. Sodium bicarbonate reacts with calcium ions and produces an inactive calcium precipitate that can be removed from the system.

This material is used in the glass industry, chemicals, detergents, construction and other important industrial products. Sodium bicarbonate reacts spontaneously with acids and releases CO2 gas as a reaction product. It is usually used to neutralize unwanted acid solutions or in chemical laboratories.

Sodium bicarbonate is used in a process called soda blasting to remove paint and corrosion. As an explosive, sodium bicarbonate is used to remove surface contamination from softer, less flexible substrates such as aluminum, copper, or wood that may be damaged by silica sand abrasives. Sodium bicarbonate is an important factor in controlling pH, alkalinity and the purification process in water purification facilities. When treating cloudy water, sodium bicarbonate combines with other chemicals to form aggregates of fine suspended particles that are then easily removed from the system to treat the water.

-Swimming pools and water purification and drinking fountains

– Drilling

-Fire extinguishers

-Paper making

– Neutralization of acids

– Removing color, corrosion and rust