Sodium Bicarbonate → Carbon Dioxide

HRID 2084999Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2084999 reaction equation
[C:1](=[O:4])([OH:3])[O-:2].[Na+:5]>O>[C:1](=[O:2])([O-:4])[O-:3].[Na+:5].[Na+:5].[C:1](=[O:3])=[O:2]

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 516892Sodium Bicarbonate2×

Product 2

HCID 280Carbon DioxideHCID 10340Sodium Carbonate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

It is believed that the increased burn times of artificial firelogs including sodium bicarbonate as a constituent is due to the decomposition of the sodium bicarbonate in the presence of heat, yielding—besides sodium carbonate or soda ash—water and carbon dioxide which tend to suppress the aggressiveness of the burn, particularly during the early phase thereof. The soda ash is seen as a white ash contributing to a more realistic appearance as the firelog is consumed.

Workup

  1. temperatureof heat

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e09291c4844340018297bc45a55287f5
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2004_04
Patent number
US06719816B2

Reaction notes

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