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HRID 1912224Generated: November 1, 2026

Ammonia → Bicarbonate Ion

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
ReactantAmmoniumHCID 223—
ReactantCarbon DioxideHCID 280—
ReactantBicarbonate IonHCID 769—
ReactantCarbonate IonHCID 19660—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductBicarbonate IonHCID 769—
ProductAmmonium CarbamateHCID 517232—

Reaction Steps

For the ammonia process, the solvent solution consists of ammonium, bicarbonate ions and to a lesser extent, carbonate, in equilibrium with dissolved ammonia (aqueous), and dissolved CO2 (aqueous). In the absorber, water and ammonia react with CO2 (aqueous) to form bicarbonate ions or ammonium carbamate ions, with the reaction reversed in the stripper by the application of energy. The relevant aqueous phase reactions can be summarized by the following overall equations: CO2+H2O+NH3HCO3−+NH4+  (eqn. 1) CO2+2NH3NH2COO−+NH4+  (eqn. 2) HCO3−+NH3CO32−+NH4+  (eqn. 3) CO32−+H2O+CO22HCO3−  (eqn. 4)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08609049B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_12
ORD IDord-e11328f5398e42e4a5a1a40123cb623e
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_12