It buffers solutions in labs and pharmaceuticals acts as a food additive for acidity regulation and is used in water treatment detergents and baking powders.

Its main purpose is pH adjustment and buffering in chemical food and industrial processes providing stability due to its solubility and mild acidity.

Sodium phosphate monobasic (NaHPO) also called monosodium phosphate is an inorganic salt appearing as white odorless crystals or granules. It exists in anhydrous or hydrated forms (monohydrate dihydrate) is water-soluble and forms acidic solutions with pH around 4.1-4.5.