decarbonation
Letting fizz escape
Decarbonation is the removal of carbon dioxide from a substance.
In chemistry, it refers to releasing CO₂ from carbonates through heating or chemical reaction—limestone becomes calcium oxide through decarbonation.
In beverages, decarbonation means letting the fizz go flat.
The term increasingly appears in climate discussions, where it overlaps with decarbonization: the decarbonation of industrial processes.
Thermal decomposition via heat
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- clinkerFused coal residue
- quicklimeCalcium oxide powder
preheater · manufacturing · furnace · heating · slaking · hydration · steelmaking · glass production
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
- metamorphismHeat-pressure mineral alteration
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
silicate · weathering · subduction · mantle · outgassing · volcanic · hydrothermal · sedimentary
Substances released into air
- net-zeroBalanced emissions state
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- greenhouse gasHeat-trapping atmospheric compound
- climate mitigationReducing global warming's drivers
fossil fuel · energy transition · offset · climate action · anthropogenic
Bubbling in liquid
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- hydroxideAlkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
ph · alkalinity · sodium · potassium · magnesium · precipitate · reaction · bubble
Lacking vertical variation
- degassedPurged of dissolved vapors
- still waterWater not flowing
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- sparkling waterCarbonated, unflavored drink
carbonated drink · stale beer · champagne · soft drink · tonic · seltzer · mineral water · cola
calcination
Thermal decomposition via heat
quicklime · preheater · manufacturing · furnace · heating · slaking · hydration · steelmaking · glass production · ceramic
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
- metamorphismHeat-pressure mineral alteration
marble · silicate · weathering · subduction · mantle · outgassing · volcanic · hydrothermal · sedimentary · pressure
emissions
Substances released into air
- net-zeroBalanced emissions state
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- greenhouse gasHeat-trapping atmospheric compound
climate mitigation · fossil fuel · energy transition · offset · climate action · anthropogenic
effervescence
Bubbling in liquid
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
hydroxide · ph · alkalinity · sodium · potassium · magnesium · precipitate · reaction · bubble · fizz
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- degassedPurged of dissolved vapors
- still waterWater not flowing
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
sparkling water · carbonated drink · stale beer · champagne · soft drink · tonic · seltzer · mineral water · cola
- degassingdeaeration, outgassing, deoxygenation
- fizzfizz, effervescence, carbonation, bubbles, sparkle
- carbonateslimestone, aragonite, dolomite, calcite, magnesite
- pH controlpH meter, pH strips, pH testing, buffer, buffering
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