How to Use sodium carbonate in a Sentence

sodium carbonate

noun
  • Shotaro Uchida prepares a mix of water, sodium carbonate and sea salt to make ramen dough.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Sachs says to fill a bathtub with hot water and add a quarter-cup of borax, a quarter-cup of washing soda (a.k.a. sodium carbonate) and a half-cup of detergent.
    Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The proportion of magnesia in inlays and window glass from Samarra’s palaces suggests plant ash, rather than natron, as the source of sodium carbonate in the glassmaking process.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2018
  • This stuff works with pretty much all washing machines, getting rid of odors and mildews with tablets of sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate.
    Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The hours-long process begins by mixing water, sea salt and sodium carbonate, or kansui, which makes ramen noodles alkaline and gives them their springy texture.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022
  • How changing the pH – adding alkaline salt, such as sodium carbonate, could completely alter the structure of pasta or noodles.
    Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2013
  • Upon reaching the surface, the water rapidly boiled away in the near-vacuum conditions, leaving behind the sodium carbonate and other salts.
    Scott Hershberger, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Researchers believe the bright spots are highly reflective sodium carbonate crusts, which were left behind when salty liquid emerged on the surface and evaporated.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The process itself is rather lengthy: Towels and sheets sit in a tub of hot water, borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and laundry detergent until the water has cooled completely, about four to five hours in total.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The process itself is rather lengthy: Towels and sheets sit in a tub of hot water, borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate), and laundry detergent until the water has cooled completely, about four to five hours in total.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Drinking glasses may be much simpler to make—requiring not much more than sand and sodium carbonate plus some relatively basic machinery—but China is not about to stop there.
    The Economist, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The laundry stripping recipe involves adding borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate — not baking soda) and laundry detergent in a 1:1:2 ratio.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Along with the sodium carbonate, the ceramic support contains a conducting material such as carbon nanotubes.
    IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
  • Look for detergents that contain ingredients like sodium carbonate or sodium citrate, which are known to be effective at softening water.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Instead, they are made with natural ingredients like baking soda, sodium carbonate, and pure essential oils.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • These eye-catching characteristics were discovered to be sodium carbonate, or a compound including oxygen, carbon and sodium.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The site produces materials such as boric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate and several specialty forms of borax used in soaps and other industrial materials.
    Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, latimes.com, 5 July 2019
  • The main ingredient is sodium percarbonate, a combination of sodium carbonate — also known as washing soda (a laundry aid) — and hydrogen peroxide.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The company has developed an alternative refining method using sodium carbonate and lime instead of heavy sulfuric acid and other chemicals that generate undesirable byproducts.
    Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
  • Alternatively, dishwasher detergents that contain ingredients such as citric acid, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate can help reduce the risk of etching by neutralizing the alkaline effects of hard water.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023

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