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HRID 839493Generated: October 26, 2026

Water → Orthosilicic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantSilicic acid (H2SiO3), potassium salt (1:2)HCID 66200—
ReactantPotassium bisulfateHCID 516920—
ProductOrthosilicic acidHCID 14942—
ProductPotassium SulfateHCID 24507—

Reaction Steps

About 1 part by weight of dry granular potassium metasilicate, containing less than 6 mols of water per mol of potassium metasilicate, and 12 mols of potassium hydrogen sulfate are mixed. The mixture is agitated at ambient pressure and chemical reaction causes oxygen to evolve in 1 to 3 minutes; considerable heat is produced, the chemical reaction is complete in 1 to 2 hours, thereby producing white granules of a silicic acid compound and potassium sulfate. The mixture is washed with water and filtered to remove the salt. The silicic acid compound is air dired at 25° to 75° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04096121
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_06
ORD IDord-33b1932fde5f4061a5cb5226635f3494
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_06