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Ummm... What? 120C NaOH does *not* sound safe "to release". I've worked with similar solutions. That stuff eats through so much and it's a pretty scary solution
by chaxor 4y ago
Ummm... What?
120C NaOH does *not* sound safe "to release". I've worked with similar solutions. That stuff eats through so much and it's a pretty scary solution, if at high concentration.
As with everything, It very much depends on the concentration.
- kragen 4y agoNaOH is only unsafe because it's highly alkaline, but it doesn't stay highly alkaline after it encounters buffers like bicarbonate or hydrogenphosphate, which are abundant in the natural environment. After it's been neutralized in this way, it's just sodium ions, and while enough of those will indeed cause environmental damage (witness salinization-induced desertification in much of the Middle East) it takes truly massive quantities.