 HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | reply to jrs8084
Re: Liquid Drain openers said by jrs8084: Industrial: at work we use an enzyme/sulfuric acid based one (Baktron?) How does the sulfuric acid not kill the enzymes ? |
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 jrs8084Premium
join:2002-03-02
Statesville, NC
kudos:1 | said by Hall:said by jrs8084: Industrial: at work we use an enzyme/sulfuric acid based one (Baktron?) How does the sulfuric acid not kill the enzymes ? Don't ask me, but I do know it is acidic and not alkaline. |
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 NYR 56Premium
join:2000-12-05
Smithtown, NY | reply to Hall
said by Hall:said by jrs8084: Industrial: at work we use an enzyme/sulfuric acid based one (Baktron?) How does the sulfuric acid not kill the enzymes ? Enzymes aren't alive, and some work optimally in an acidic environment (e.g. pepsin, an enzyme in our stomachs that breaks down proteins only at a low pH). |
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HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | said by NYR 56: Enzymes aren't alive, and some work optimally in an acidic environment (e.g. pepsin, an enzyme in our stomachs that breaks down proteins only at a low pH). Kill, i.e. destroy, breakdown, deactivate.
And yes, our stomachs have enzymes and acids but those two happen to work well together. The one I responded about is used in combination with sulfuric acid. I suspect jrs8084 listed the wrong type of acid. |
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NYR 56Premium
join:2000-12-05
Smithtown, NY | said by Hall:said by NYR 56: Enzymes aren't alive, and some work optimally in an acidic environment (e.g. pepsin, an enzyme in our stomachs that breaks down proteins only at a low pH). Kill, i.e. destroy, breakdown, deactivate. And yes, our stomachs have enzymes and acids but those two happen to work well together. The one I responded about is used in combination with sulfuric acid. I suspect jrs8084 listed the wrong type of acid. Why do you suspect it's the wrong type of acid? The enzyme itself doesn't care what lowered the pH, it just likes a particular pH. The pepsin in our stomachs would work just as well with any other acid, as long as the pH is in the proper range. I have no idea what enzymes are in the drain cleaner, but I'm sure they similarly are activated in an acidic environment. |
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