Sodium Bicarbonate
Description
YRC Sodium Bicarbonate is a high-purity, fine crystalline powder engineered for precision and reliability across a wide spectrum of industrial, food, and pharmaceutical applications. Its defining characteristic—exceptionally high purity (typically >99.5%) and low heavy metal content—ensures consistent performance and compliance with stringent international standards, making it a critical component in processes where purity cannot be compromised.
Formulated for modern industrial operations, this product features optimal particle size distribution with minimal dust generation. This design promotes excellent flowability and handling efficiency, enabling accurate dosing and seamless integration into automated production lines while reducing material loss and improving workplace safety.
Our commitment to excellence is reinforced through stringent process control and a direct-from-factory supply chain. This guarantees not only competitive pricing but also consistent quality, stable performance batch after batch, and reliable support for your continuous production needs.
Package Details
Standard Packaging Specification
25/1000kg bags with inner liner.
Custom Packaging
Specifications can be customized to suit your specific process requirements. Please inquire for more details.
Key Characteristics
Exceptional Purity & Grade Compliance
Manufactured to meet the highest industry standards, including Food Grade (FCC) and Pharmaceutical Grade (USP/BP/EP), with a typical assay of >99.5%, ensuring safety and efficacy for critical applications.
Precision Particle Size Distribution
Engineered as a fine, free-flowing crystalline powder with controlled particle size to ensure optimal flowability, accurate dosing, and minimal dust generation in automated industrial processes.
Superior Reactivity Profile
Exhibits consistent and predictable decomposition behavior upon heating or in acidic conditions, providing reliable performance as a leavening agent, pH buffer, or chemical reagent.
Factory-Direct Quality Assurance
Our integrated manufacturing and stringent process control guarantee batch-to-batch consistency, stable long-term supply, and traceability you can trust.
Food & Beverage Production
Primarily used as a leavening agent in baking and a pH regulator for stability.
Pharmaceuticals & Health
A key active ingredient in antacids and effervescent agents for tablets.
Environmental Protection
An effective reagent for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and wastewater treatment.
Industrial Manufacturing
Functions as a fire extinguishing agent and a chemical blowing agent for plastics.
Animal Nutrition
Used as a feed additive to support animal health and digestion.
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| Specification | Specification | Typical Value | Test Method |
| Purity | ≥ 99.5 % | 99.7 % | Titrimetric |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 0.25 % | 0.10 % | Gravimetric |
| pH (1% Solution) | 8.0 – 8.6 | 8.3 | Potentiometric |
| Bulk Density | 0.7 – 1.0 g/cm³ | 0.85 g/cm³ | USP <616> |
| Solubility in Water | Soluble | 9.6 g/100 mL (20°C) | – |
| Heavy Metals | ≤ 5 ppm | < 2 ppm | USP <231> |
| Arsenic | ≤ 3 ppm | < 1 ppm | USP <211> |
| Chloride | ≤ 0.40 % | 0.25 % | Titrimetric |
Compliance & Grades
Food Grade: Complies with FCC (Food Chemicals Codex).
Pharmaceutical Grade: Complies with USP/BP/EP monograph requirements (available upon request).
*Notes
Specifications are subject to change based on product grade and continuous improvement.
A detailed Certificate of Analysis (CoA) is available for every batch.
Customized particle size distributions are available. Please contact our technical sales team for more information.
Our Shipping Process
Our monthly shipment capacity for sodium bicarbonate stands at 8,300 tons, comprising 5,000 tons in bulk and 3,300 tons in containers, efficiently delivering to key African ports including Lagos, Mombasa, and Durban.