In terms of applications it is used in cooking and baking to help dough rise in medicine as an antacid to relieve heartburn and indigestion in personal care products like toothpaste and in various industrial processes such as fire extinguishing cleaning and pH regulation in chemical manufacturing.

The purpose of sodium bicarbonate is to act as a mild base neutralizing acids and as a leavening agent in baking.

Sodium bicarbonate is a white crystalline water-soluble compound with a slightly alkaline taste. It is commonly known as baking soda and is widely used in both household and industrial applications.