Sodium Bicarbonate is an effective and economical additive used in water-based fluids as a source of bicarbonate ions to precipitate calcium and reduce pH. It is a weak base that dissociates into sodium and bicarbonate ions in solution. This effective and low-cost product is used in various industries including Oil & Gas, Agricultural, Food and Industrial for multiple applications. 

Features

• Available by the pallet and packaged conveniently in 25-lb sacks 

• Soluble in systems with high hardness, high salinity and at any pH level

• Effective at low concentrations in a variety of water-based fluids

• Environmentally friendly product

• Highly effective deflocculant at low concentrations

Drilling fluid applications for lime include increasing pH, providing excess lime as an alkalinity buffer, flocculating bentonite muds, removing soluble carbonate (CO32–) ions, controlling corrosion, and activating fatty-acid, oil-based mud additives.