🧵 CO2 Solubility
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:18:16 UTC No. 16587208
(1) What is the true solubility of CO2 in water, considering that CO2 breaks into carbonic acid this forms bicarbonate. Is this CO2 in the form of nano-gas bubbles, or does it actually exist in the form of carbonic acid and bicarbonate, or perhaps rapidly changing form between them.
Basically, if the CO2 solubility limit is 1g/L, does this mean 1g/L of CO2 nano-bubble gas, or does it include some amount of carbonic acid and bicarbonate as well?
(2) How to increase the solubility of CO2 in water. For example high proof alcohol might have 10x higher CO2 solubility. How would one for example use clever chemistry tricks to super-saturate a beer with CO2 significantly beyond the measily1g/L CO2 solubility.
Does a sealed plastic bottle with baking soda automatically create the maximum CO2 gas solubility in water?
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:40:28 UTC No. 16587367
2)Disolve co2 in 0C water
Pressure helps but make the release violent which leave it flat.
CO2 also disolves more readily in fats and rubber, more in higher temp even.