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Preparing your Electrolyte
Mixing the Caustic Soda
Balancing your system to operate at the most appropriate amperage can be a bit tricky, so I’ve detailed for you here the process I use to assist with this.
REMEMBER: CAUSTIC SODA (NaOH, Sodium Hydroxide) is nasty stuff. Eye and Skin Protection should be worn when working with this chemical and please be sure to refer to the Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) before using. Here is a link for your reference http://www.physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/SO/sodium_hydroxide.html
Here is a detailed step by step guide:
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pH levels in the Gas Stream
Introduction
A study into the PH levels from the HOH gas output has been conducted. It purpose is to establish a baseline for the normal PH level output in the gas stream. A series on control device have been built to provide an repeatable measuring technique along with standard measuring device.
The equipment used for these tests consisted on the following items:
A standard HOH Cell
This electrolyte reservoir has the standard labyrinth arrangement inside with no additional scrubbing materials in the labyrinth stand and in turn the gas exit port. The cell was operated for 45 minutes to warm up (38ºC) prior to the first test being conducted. |
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| Testing Equipment
Equipment consisted of:
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| Control Devices
Gas Output Container:
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| Test Device
A test device has been built to determine what level the PH can be reduced by though a process of bubbling, labyrinths and scrubbing This device consists of :
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Test Device Components
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| Labyrinth with 1/2? hex nut c/- 1mm centre drilled hole |  |
| Gas exit through inside collar, c/- 5 x 1mm holes drilled around collar to centre tube |  |
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PH Test Baselines
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| pH 6.8 | pH 7.4 |
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| pH 7.6 | pH 7.8 |