Potassium Carbonate → Carbon Dioxide

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Heating a slurry with the initial composition of 50 ml water, 38.18 g KHCO3, and 23.65 g K2CO3 at 126.5° C. and 1.4 atm. produced 36.58 g K2CO3 and 11.65 g CO2, and the pH in the solution was 11.43. The total energy demand was estimated to be 2714 kJ/kg CO2, including 1042 sensible heat, 193 latent heat, and 1479 enthalpy.

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