Product Description
Sold by the Bag50LB Bags - 49 Bags Per Pallet.
SODIUM BICARBONATE, NaHCO3 is used to lower the pH of drilling slurry from a pH of 12-13 (alkaline) to a neutral pH range of 8-9.
A white powder, SODIUM BICARBONATE is also added to a base drilling fluid as a pH neutralizing additive.
A buffer, SODIUM BICARBONATE is added to acidic water to raise the pH to 8-9.
RECOMMENDED USE:
SODIUM BICARBONATE is used to treat cement contamination in SHORE PAC drilling slurry and bentonite water based drilling fluids.
It is also used as a buffer.
SODIUM BICARBONATE will remove calcium and manganese making hard water soft.
CHARACTERISTICS:
• Easy to mix and use, soluble in water
• Economical method to lower pH
• Safe to use, noncombustible
*Appearance White powder
*Solubility 7.8 g/100 g water @ 64 °F (18 °C)
*pH (1% solution) 8.3
*Density 2.2
