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The air is put into contact with the base stream, turning the CO2 into bicarbonate ions and solid calcium carbonate.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Our bodies need to maintain a certain balance of essential minerals to function properly: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
This year, helped by a $500,000 grant from a Stanford Sustainability Accelerator fund, Davis added sensors tracing the movement of different kinds of carbon—organic material as well as inorganic carbon molecules such as CO2 and bicarbonate.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Our bodies need to maintain a certain balance of essential minerals to function properly: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
This year, helped by a $500,000 grant from a Stanford Sustainability Accelerator fund, Davis added sensors tracing the movement of different kinds of carbon—organic material as well as inorganic carbon molecules such as CO2 and bicarbonate.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Bicarbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicarbonate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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bicarbonate
noun
bi·car·bon·ate
(ˈ)bī-ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt 
-nət
: an acid carbonate
Medical Definition
bicarbonate
noun
bi·car·bon·ate
(ˈ)bī-ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt, -nət
: an acid carbonate
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