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🌊Recent study "presents the mass balances linked with #CarbonDioxideRemoval using seawater as both the source of reactants & as the reaction medium via electrolysis following the “Equatic” (formerly known as “SeaChange”) process."
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🌊Recent study "presents the mass balances linked with #CarbonDioxideRemoval using seawater as both the source of reactants & as the reaction medium via electrolysis following the “Equatic” (formerly known as “SeaChange”) process."
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"The #Equatic process, broadly detailed in (pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…), involves the application of an electric overpotential that splits H2O to form H+ & OH– ions, producing #acidity & #alkalinity, i.e., in addition to gaseous coproducts at the anode & cathode, respectively."
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"The #alkalinity that results, i.e., via the steady electrolytic pH pump results in the rapid precipitation of CaCO3, hydrated magnesium #carbonates (e.g., nesquehonite & hydromagnesite, etc.) or Mg(OH)2 depending on the carbonate ion-activity in solution."
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Commonly used drug for acidity #Ranitidine may increase the risk of #cancers
1. Ranitidine (sold under the brand name Rantac, zinetac, aciloc) is commonly used for treating acidity. Analysis of ranitidine samples has shown contamination by a chemical NDMA (nitrosodimethylamine)
1. Ranitidine (sold under the brand name Rantac, zinetac, aciloc) is commonly used for treating acidity. Analysis of ranitidine samples has shown contamination by a chemical NDMA (nitrosodimethylamine)
2. Ranitidine use caused higher incidence of pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas and colorectal cancers. Ref: Cancers (Basel), Jan 2021
3. USFDA banned ranitidine in April 2020. In India, it is not banned, but was removed from National list of essential medicines in Sep
3. USFDA banned ranitidine in April 2020. In India, it is not banned, but was removed from National list of essential medicines in Sep
Conclusion: It is better to avoid use of ranitidine for treating acidity due to a higher risk of gastro-intestinal cancers with its intake.
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