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To: Willie Green
liquid carbon dioxide

Selzer?

6 posted on 09/17/2002 4:31:40 PM PDT by RightWhale
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To: RightWhale
Selzer?

No, carbonated water CO2 + H2O actually forms a weak carbonic acid H2CO3. I suppose a weak acid could be used to clean some items, such as light rust removal. But it would not make for a very good, all-around solvent for removing "dirt".

Carbon dioxide does not exist in liquid form at atmospheric pressure at any temperature. The pressure-temperature phase diagram of CO2 shows that liquid carbon dioxide at 20°C requires a pressure of 30 atmospheres. The lowest pressure at which liquid CO2 exists is at the triple point, namely 5.11 atm at –56.6°C. The high pressures needed for liquid CO2 require specialized washing machines.
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The link I provided earlier about the Pitt discovery looks promising, but I don't know how close it is to commercialization.

8 posted on 09/17/2002 4:47:23 PM PDT by Willie Green
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