Magnesium bicarbonate

From: Soren Ibsen <*soren.ibsen<-a*> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 · soren.ibsen<-a

Jake Benson <jemil333<-a t->aol< . >com> writes

>I have heard that it is possible to make
>magnesium bicarbonate in a soda cartridges for deacidification.

The best method for making magnesium bicarbonate is to use 50 grams
magnesium hydroxide mixed with 25 liter water and bubble it for 30
minutes with carbon dioxide.

If I only seldom need one liter of magnesium bicarbonate, I use 2
grams magnesium hydroxide in a soda cartridges with one cartridge.

Soren Ibsen
Conservator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
University Library
N-7004 Trondheim
Norway
+47 73 59 21 32
Fax: +47 73 59 20 41

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