yvette123 asked:
What are the measurements, water to baking soda?
What should the pH be for good alkaline water?
Thanks!
***This is for drinking water***
Alkaline Diet & Diabetes
yvette123 asked:
What are the measurements, water to baking soda?
What should the pH be for good alkaline water?
Thanks!
***This is for drinking water***
January 24th, 2010 at 4:13 am
by definition neutral is pH 7, anything higher (in number) above this figure is deemed alkaline, anything lower is acid.
Baking powder is a mix of acid and bicarbonate which react to produce carbon dioxide. The end result is going to be more or less neutral or the manufacturer is wasting money.
For an alkaline solution, use bicarbonate of soda or washing soda (sodium carbonate), some washing powders are also alkaline, as soap may be.
January 25th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Measurements don’t much matter.. The solubility of sodium bicarbonate is 16.4g per 100g water at 60C (140F). The pH’s of such solutions are about 8.
January 25th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Just about any amount of baking soda you add to water will make a mildly alkaline solution.
The pH you are looking for would depend upon your purpose for your alkaline water. If you need very strong alkaline water, sodium hydroxide (lye) would be the way to go, but also dangerous as far as getting it on your skin or in your eyes. Be very cautious if you use NaOH.
I would go for the baking soda solution, safe and not too strong.