Ignore this message, all the reactions are not thermodynamically possible. According to those more knowledeable than I on this what you would end up with would be CO2 continuing to exist in the water, both as CO3-- and HCO3-, with no evolution of CO2 at all. Nice idea, but unworkable.
Marshall Marshall Dudley wrote: > Adding a very small amount of baking soda to distilled water that has picked > up > some CO2 and formed carbonic acid is very interesting to analyze. > > CO2 + H2O -> H2CO3 or carbonic acid > NaHCO3 + H2CO3 -> NaOH + 2CO2 + H2O > > If you don't add enough bicarb to neutralize all the carbonic acid, then you > can get this reaction as well: > > 2NaOH + H2CO3 = Na2CO3 + 2H2O > > but then sodium carbonate should react with carbonic acid as well producing: > > Na2CO3 + H2CO3 -> 2NaOH + 2CO2 > > Which puts us right back to the Sodium Hydroxide again. > > So unless I am mistaken, the smallest pinch possible of baking soda (or lye) > would neutralize 100% of the carbonic acid in distilled water that has > absorbed > CO2, and as long as no more is added than is necessary to cause all the CO2 to > be released, the effect will be a DECREASE in carbonate, not an increase. The > sodium hydroxide acts as a catalyst to release CO2. I have put this question > to some chemists for confirmation and should have a reply shortly. > > This appears to be a very interesting topic that needs more study. > > Marshall > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
