Examples of bicarbonate in a Sentence
Dina Genkina, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
The basalt then reacts with rainwater to trap carbon dioxide in the air as a bicarbonate.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
In the first cell, a bismuth electrode releases protons that separates CO2 from the carbonates and bicarbonates in the water, while a silver chloride electrode releases chloride ions to balance charge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
Eventually, the bicarbonate moves through groundwater out to the sea where Lithos expects it to be stored for at least 10,000 years or longer.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
That forms bicarbonate, which locks away the carbon by combining it with hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
The rock reacts with CO2 in the air, sequestering it as bicarbonate, which then washes out to sea.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
Flooding any particular area with too much bicarbonate is one issue, since that could have its own effects on ecosystems.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
Simulations of ocean chemistry are generally good at predicting the fate of bicarbonates.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
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1814, in the meaning defined above
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