GB/T 1606-2008Sodium bicarbonate for industrial use (English PDF)
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
June 30, 2025
Implementation date
January 1, 2026
Scope
GB/T 1606-2008 (Sodium bicarbonate for industrial use) is available as an English-translated PDF.
GB/T 1606-2008 is the Chinese standard "Sodium bicarbonate for industrial use". Its scope clause reads: This document specifies the classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking and accompanying documents, as well as packaging, transportation and storage of sodium bicarbonate for industrial use.
This document applies to sodium bicarbonate for industrial use produced by the natural alkali process, synthetic process, and double decomposition process.
NOTE. this product is mainly used in fine chemicals, daily chemicals, printing and dyeing, tanning, rubber, metallurgy, environmental protection, and metal surface treatment industries, etc. Its clauses include terms and definitions; molecular formula and relative molecular mass; classification; requirements; test methods.
It was issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation on 2025-06-30 and took effect on 2026-01-01.
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Document preview — GB/T 1606-2008
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 71.060.50
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation
Contents
- Foreword...3
- 1 Scope...5
- 2 Normative References...5
- 3 Terms and Definitions...6
- 4 Molecular Formula and Relative Molecular Mass...6
- 5 Classification...6
- 6 Requirements...6
- 7 Test Methods...7
- 8 Inspection Rules...23
- 9 Markings and Accompanying Documents...24
- 10 Packaging, Transportation and Storage...24
1 Scope
This document specifies the classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking and accompanying documents, as well as packaging, transportation and storage of sodium bicarbonate for industrial use.
This document applies to sodium bicarbonate for industrial use produced by the natural alkali process, synthetic process, and double decomposition process.
NOTE. this product is mainly used in fine chemicals, daily chemicals, printing and dyeing, tanning, rubber, metallurgy, environmental protection, and metal surface treatment industries, etc.
2 Normative References
The contents of the following documents constitute indispensable clauses of this document through the normative references in the text. In terms of dated references, only the version with the specified date applies to this document. In terms of references without a specified date, the latest version (including all the modifications) is applicable to this document.
GB/T 191-2008 Packaging - Pictorial Marking for Handling of Goods
GB/T 3049-2006 Chemical Products for Industrial Use - General Method for Determination of
Iron Content - 1,10-Phenathroline Spectrophotometric Method
GB/T 3050-2000 Inorganic Chemical Products for Industrial Use - General Method for
Determination of Chloride Content - Potentiometric Method
GB/T 3051-2000 Inorganic Chemical Products for Industrial Use - General Method for
Determination of Chloride Content - Mercurimetric Method
GB 5009.74 National Food Safety Standard - Method for Limit Test of Heavy Metals in Food
Additives
GB 5009.76 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of Arsenic in Food Additives
GB/T 6678 General Principles for Sampling Chemical Products
GB/T 6682-2008 Water for Analytical Laboratory Use - Specification and Test Methods
GB/T 8170 Rules of Rounding off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of
Limiting Values
GB/T 23769-2009 Inorganic Chemical Products - General Method for the Determination of pH
Values
GB/T 23947.2 Inorganic Chemicals for Industrial Use - General Method for the Determination of Arsenic Content - Part 2.Gutzeit Method
GB/T 23950 General Methods for the Determination of Heavy Metals in Inorganic Chemical
Products
HG/T 3696.1 Inorganic Chemicals for Industrial Use - Preparations of Standard and Reagent
Solutions for Chemical Analysis - Part 1.Preparations of Standard Volumetric Solutions
HG/T 3696.2 Inorganic Chemicals for Industrial Use - Preparations of Standard and Reagent
Solutions for Chemical Analysis - Part 2.Preparations of Standard Solutions for Impurity
HG/T 3696.3 Inorganic Chemicals for Industrial Use - Preparations of Standard and Reagent
Solutions for Chemical Analysis - Part 3.Preparations of Reagent Solutions
3 Terms and Definitions
This document does not have terms or definitions that need to be defined.
4 Molecular Formula and Relative Molecular Mass
Molecular formula. NaHCO3
Relative molecular mass. 84.01 (based on the international relative atomic mass of 2022)
5 Classification
Sodium bicarbonate for industrial use is classified into three categories in accordance with its application.
---Class I. sodium bicarbonate for fine chemical industry;
---Class II. sodium bicarbonate for general industry;
---Class III. sodium bicarbonate for environmentally friendly industry.
6 Requirements
6.1 Appearance. white crystalline powder, partial agglomeration is permissible.
6.2 Sodium bicarbonate for industrial use shall conform to the provisions of Table 1 when tested in accordance with the test methods specified in this document.
7 Test Methods
WARNING. some reagents used in this test method are toxic or corrosive. Handle with extreme caution! If necessary, operate in a fume hood. If splashed on the skin or eyes, immediately rinse with water; under serious circumstances, immediately seek medical treatment.
7.1 General Provisions
Unless otherwise specified, all reagents and water used in this test refer to analytically pure reagents and Grade III water as specified in Table 1 of GB/T 6682-2008.Unless otherwise specified, standard titration solutions, impurity standard solutions, preparations and products used in the test shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of HG/T 3696.1, HG/T
3696.2 and HG/T 3696.3.
7.2 Appearance Inspection
Under natural light, on a white-backed watch glass or white porcelain plate, use the visual inspection method to judge the appearance.
7.3 Determination of Total Alkali Content
7.3.1 Principle
Dissolve the test portion in water, use bromocresol green-methyl red indicator solution as the indicator, and use standard hydrochloric acid titration solution for titration to determine the total alkali content.
7.5.2.2 Reagents or materials
7.5.2.2.1 Nitric acid solution. 1 + 1, prepared with analytical grade.
7.5.2.2.2 Nitric acid solution. 1 + 19, prepared with analytical grade.
7.5.2.2.3 Standard iron solution. 1 mL of solution contains 0.010 mg of iron (Fe). Use a pipette to take 1 mL of the iron standard stock solution prepared in accordance with HG/T 3696.2 into a 100 mL volumetric flask, use nitric acid solution (1 + 19) to dilute to the scale, and shake well.
Prepare this solution immediately before use.
7.5.2.2.4 Water. Grade II water conforming to the provisions of GB/T 6682-2008.
7.5.2.3 Instruments and equipment
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES).
7.5.2.4 Test procedures
7.5.2.4.1 Preparation of test solution
Weigh-take an appropriate amount of specimen (2 g for Class I and II, 0.5 g for Class III), accurate to 0.001 g, place it in a beaker, use a watch glass to cover it, add nitric acid solution (see 7.5.2.2.1), until the specimen dissolves, transfer all to a 50 mL volumetric flask, use nitric acid solution (see 7.5.2.2.2) to dilute to the scale, and shake well.
Simultaneously, and in the same way, prepare a blank test solution. Except that no specimen is added, all other operations and the types and amounts of reagents added are the same as the test solution.
7.5.2.4.2 Drawing of standard curve
Respectively transfer-take 0.00 mL, 1.00 mL, 2.00 mL, 4.00 mL, 6.00 mL and 8.00 mL of iron standard solution to six 50 mL volumetric flasks. Use nitric acid solution (see 7.5.2.2.2) to dilute to the scale and shake well. Under optimal instrument determination conditions, at a wavelength of 238.204 nm, determine the emission spectral intensity of iron in the standard curve. With the mass concentration (mg/L) of iron as the x-coordinate and the corresponding emission spectral intensity as the y-coordinate to draw the standard curve.
7.5.2.4.3 Test
Under the same conditions as in 7.5.2.4.2, determine the emission spectral intensity of iron in the test solution and blank test solution. From the standard curve, find out the corresponding mass concentration (mg/L) of iron.
7.5.2.5 Test data processing
The iron content is expressed as the mass fraction w3 of iron (Fe) and calculated in accordance with Formula (7).
Where,
rho---the mass concentration of iron in the test solution obtained from the standard curve, expressed in (mg/L);
rho0---the mass concentration of iron in the blank test solution obtained from the standard curve, expressed in (mg/L);
m---the mass of the test portion, expressed in (g).
Take the arithmetic mean of parallel determination results as the determination result. The absolute difference between two parallel determination results shall not exceed 0.0005% for
Class I and Class II products and not exceed 0.002% for Class III products.
7.6 Determination of Sulfate Content
7.6.1 Barium sulfate gravimetric method (arbitration method)
7.6.1.1 Principle
Dissolve the test portion and separate the insoluble matter. Precipitate the sulfate as barium sulfate in dilute hydrochloric acid medium. Separate the obtained precipitate, ignite it at 800 °C
± 25 °C, and weigh it.
7.6.1.2 Reagents or materials
7.6.1.2.1 Ammonia water.
7.6.1.2.2 Hydrochloric acid solution. 1 + 1.
7.6.1.2.3 Barium chloride solution. 100 g/L.
7.6.1.2.4 Silver nitrate solution. 5 g/L. Use a small amount of water to dissolve 0.5 g of silver nitrate, add 20 mL of nitric acid solution (1 + 1), use water to dilute to 100 mL, and shake well.
7.6.1.2.5 Methyl orange indicator solution. 1 g/L.
7.6.1.3 Instruments and equipment
High-temperature furnace. temperature controllable at 800 °C ± 25 °C.
7.6.1.4 Test procedures
Weigh-take approximately 20 g of specimen, accurate to 0.01 g, place in a beaker, add 50 mL
7.6.2.2.2 Barium chloride solution. 100 g/L.
7.6.2.2.3 Standard sulfate solution. 1 mL of solution contains 0.10 mg of sulfate (SO4). Use a pipette to take 10 mL of the sulfate standard stock solution prepared in accordance with HG/T
3696.2, place it into a 100 mL volumetric flask, use water to dilute to the scale and shake well.
7.6.2.3 Instruments and equipment
Constant-temperature water bath. temperature controllable between 40 °C and 50 °C.
7.6.2.4 Test procedures
7.6.2.4.1 Preparation of test solution A
Weigh-take 5.00 g ± 0.01 g of specimen, place in a 100 mL beaker, add water to dissolve it.
Transfer all to a 100 mL volumetric flask, use water to dilute to the scale and shake well. This solution is test solution A, which is used for the determination of sulfate and calcium contents.
7.6.2.4.2 Test
Use a pipette to take an appropriate amount of test solution A (10 mL for Class I and II; 1 mL for Class III) into a 100 mL beaker. Add hydrochloric acid solution to neutralize to approximately pH 7.Use pH paper for testing, adding 5 drops in excess. Boil for 3 ~ 5 minutes to remove carbon dioxide, then cool to room temperature. Transfer all to a 50 mL colorimetric tube, add 2 mL of barium chloride solution; add water to the scale and shake well. Place in a constant-temperature water bath at 40 °C ~ 50 °C for 10 minutes. Against a black background, compare it with the standard turbidity solution. If the resulting turbidity is not deeper than that of the standard turbidity solution, it meets the requirements specified in this document;
otherwise, it does not meet the requirements specified in this document.
The standard turbidity solution is prepared by taking the standard sulfate solution in accordance with the following provisions, and treating it simultaneously and in the same way as the test portion.
Class I. 1.00 mL; Class II. 2.50 mL; Class III. 2.50 mL.
7.7 Determination of Water-insoluble Matter Content
7.7.1 Acid-washed asbestos Gooch crucible method (arbitration method)
7.7.1.1 Principle
Dissolve the test portion in water. The water-insoluble matter is filtered through an acid-washed asbestos Gooch crucible, washed, dried, and then weighed.
7.7.1.2 Reagents or materials
7.7.1.2.1 Phenolphthalein indicator solution. 10 g/L.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 191-2008Graphical symbols marking for handling and storage of packages
- GB/T 3049-2006Chemical products for industrial use - General method for determination of iron content. 1, 10-Phenanthroline spectrophotometric method
- GB/T 3050-2000Inorganic chemical products for industrial use. General method for determination of chloride content. Potentiometric method
- GB/T 3051-2000General methods for the determination of chloride content in inorganic chemical products — Mercurimetric method and ion chromatography method
- GB 5009.74National Food Safety Standard -- Method for Limit Test of Heavy Metals in Food Additives
- GB/T 6678General principles for sampling chemical products
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