Ne míeƒo nu tso aƒea me dzadzraɖonu siwo megblẽa nu le nutome ŋu o ŋu la, ɖewohĩ nu gbãtɔ siwo vaa susu me na wòe nye vinegar ɣi kple soda. Gake menye ame eve siawo ɖeɖeko ŋue míeƒo nu tsoe o; le nyateƒe me la, dzadzɛnyenyetike bubu siwo megblẽa nu le nutome ŋu o li siwo wozãna le aƒea me le mɔ vovovowo nu eye le go aɖewo me la, wowɔa dɔ nyuie wu gɔ̃ hã.
Atike dama ma si woyɔna be “citric acid” ate ŋu ana nàtsi dzimaɖi vie le gɔmedzedzea me. Gake enye aƒeme dzadzɛnyenyetike xɔŋkɔ aɖe si me acid le si li ƒe alafa geɖe—si woɖe ɖe vovo tso lime detsi me zi gbãtɔ le ƒe 1700 ƒeawo ƒe nuwuwu. Eyata aleke citric acid kɔa nu ŋui? Míeƒo aƒeme dzadzɛnyenye ƒe mɔnu adre nu ƒu be wòakpe ɖe ŋuwò nàkpɔ viɖe geɖe tso eme.
Hafi míage ɖe citric acid zazã me la, ele be míase nusi wònye gɔme gbã. Atike sia si woɖe tso citrus-kutsetsewo me la ƒe dzadzɛnyenye ƒe ŋutete sɔ kple citric acid si wozãna ɖaa, gake ewɔa dɔ nyuie wu gɔ̃ hã. Enye acid, si wɔnɛ be wònɔa bɔbɔe be woaɖe limescale ɖa, eye wòwɔa bleaching hã. Le nyateƒe me la, wokafunɛ zi geɖe be wòanye atike si woatsɔ aɖɔli vinegar ɣi si woɖe tso tsi me.
Gake vovototo le wo ame evea dome. Ðɔkta Joanna Buckley, si nye sukudede ƒe ɖoɖodzikpɔla le Fiaɖuƒea ƒe Dzɔdzɔmeŋusẽŋununya Habɔbɔ gblɔ be: "Citric acid kple vinegar siaa nye nusiwo wɔa dɔ le aƒeme dzadzɛnyenyetike geɖe me, eye wo ame evea siaa wɔa dɔ nyuie. Vinegar ƒe pH le 2 kple 3 dome, si wɔe be wònye acid sesẽ – zi alesi pH ɖiɖi la, zi nenemae acid le emee. Citric acid (abe esi le citrus atikutsetsewo me ene) ƒe pH lolo vie, nenema kee wòle acid si mebɔ o vie le esia ta la, afɔku si le eme be wòagblẽ nu le anyigba siwo le ƒuƒuie ŋu la dzi ɖe kpɔtɔ vie, eye fetu bubu si nye be nàgblẽ wò aƒea ɖi wòaʋẽ lilili, tsɔ wu be wòanɔ abe tɔmelã kple lãgbalẽdzraƒe ene!”
Gake citric acid gakpɔtɔ nye nusi gblẽa nu le ame ŋu eyata mesɔ na anyigba katã o. Abe alesi teƒe 7 li siwo mele be woatsɔ vinegar akɔ wo ŋu gbeɖe o ene la, citric acid mesɔ na dzɔdzɔmekpe, ati ƒe anyigba kple anyigba o. Aluminium hã mesɔ o.
Tsɔ kpe ɖe aƒea me dzadzraɖo ŋu la, woate ŋu azã citric acid le nuɖaɖa me, abe nuɖuɖuvivinu ene, kple nuɖuɖu takpɔkpɔ me. Gake kpɔe ɖa do ŋgɔ ɣesiaɣi be atike si nètia la sɔ na nuɖaɖa hã. Dri-Pak nye atike si ame geɖe lɔ̃a zazã, gake nubablɛ sia menye “nuɖuɖu dedie o,” eyata ele be woazãe hena dzadzɛnyenye ko.
Togbɔ be citric acid zazã le dedie vie hã la, wokafui be nàdo asigɛ ne èle eŋu kɔm be wòakpɔ wò ŋutigbalẽ ta. Tsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu la, ele be nàdo dedienɔnɔ ƒe ŋkumewu kple ametakpɔnu be nàxe mɔ ɖe citric acid gbɔgbɔ nu.
Abe vinegar ɣi si woɖe tso tsi me ene la, àte ŋu atsɔ citric acid akɔ ɖe eme be wòana eƒe gowo nakɔ. Ðeko nàtsɔ citric acid agbɔsɔsɔme 2.5 tsaka kple tsi dzodzoe mililita 500 le atikekui ƒuƒlu me, ʋuʋui nyuie, eye nàzã tsakatsaka si do tso eme la atsɔ aƒu gbe ɖe anyigba si wotsɔ laminate wɔe, plastik kple gakpo ƒe kplɔ̃wo dzi le wò aƒe bliboa me.
Taflatse de dzesii be esia nye atike si naa dzobibi, eyata mègazãe ɖe dzɔdzɔmekpe alo atiwo dzi o.
Vinegar nye atike si wonya nyuie be woaɖe aŋɔ ɖa, gake citric acid ya wɔa dɔ nenema ke. Gbã la, tsɔ tsi de tsizea me ƒe afã eye nàtɔ dzoa. Tsi elektrikŋusẽa hafi tsia naƒo; taɖodzinuae nye be tsia naxɔ dzo.
Ðe tsifagoa ƒe elektrikŋusẽ, tsɔ citric acid agbɔsɔsɔme 2 de atike si wotsɔ tsakae la me nyuie eye nàgblẽe ɖi aɖabaƒoƒo 15-20 be wòawɔ dɔ (kpɔ egbɔ be yegblẽ nuŋlɔɖi aɖe ɖi ale be ame aɖeke nagazãe le ɣeyiɣi sia me o!). Klɔ tsi si woɖe tso eme la ɖe eme eye nàɖa tsi ƒe akpa yeye aɖe be wòaɖe nusiwo katã le eme la ɖa.
Ne wò yevuwo le ɣie vie eye lime aɖeke mele asiwò o la, citric acid hã ate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwò. Ðeko nàtsɔ citric acid agbɔsɔsɔme etɔ̃ tsaka kple tsi dzodzoe si ade lita ene eye nàʋuʋui vaseɖe esime wòaƒu. Emegbe nàtsɔ awua ade tsi me zã bliboa eye nàtsɔ mɔ̃ aklɔe le ŋufɔke. Esia akpe ɖe ŋuwò hã be woawɔ atike na ɖi ɖesiaɖe do ŋgɔ.
Zã citric acid nàtsɔ agbugbɔ ahuhɔ̃e siwo me ʋuʋudedi kple afu ate ŋu aƒo bɔbɔe la aɖo anyi. Ðeko nàhlẽ citric acid ɖe wò nufamɔ̃ ƒe atike si wotsɔna klɔa nu me eye nàƒu du le tsatsam si sɔ nu atike manɔmee, eye nàtsɔ ahuhɔ̃eawo ade nuɖaze si le etame la dzi. Ne ènya wɔe vɔ ko la, wò ahuhɔ̃ewo atrɔ ava nɔ woƒe nɔnɔme gbãtɔ me, eye viɖe bubu si le esia ŋue nye be woaɖe lãgbalẽ le wò nuɖaze me le ɣeyiɣi ma ke me.
Be nàɖe limescale ɣaɣlawo ɖa le wò nugododeƒe la, ɖeko nàkɔ tsi dzodzoe gaze ɖeka ɖe agbaa me eye nàtsɔ citric acid kplu ɖeka akpe ɖe eŋu. Na wòalɔ eye wòawɔ dɔ gaƒoƒo ɖeka ya teti (zã bliboa nyo wu) hafi nàklɔe le ŋufɔke.
Na wò ahuhɔ̃ewo kple fesrewo nadze yeye kple vinegar ɣi, gake ʋeʋẽ manɔmee! Ðeko nàdzra anyigbadziklɔnu la ɖo abe alesi míegblɔe ɖe etame ene, nàtsɔe asisi ɖe wò ahuhɔ̃ewo kple fesrewo ŋu, emegbe nàtsɔ microfiber glass avɔ atutue le gotagome tso etame vaseɖe ete. Ne limescale ɖeɖe sesẽ la, na wòanɔ anyi aɖabaƒoƒo ʋɛ aɖewo hafi nàtutui.
Lime nye mɔnu xɔŋkɔ aɖe si dzi nàto akɔ wò microwave ŋu, gake citric acid ya wɔa dɔ nyuie nenema ke! Le agba si me microwave mele o me la, tsɔ citric acid agbɔsɔsɔme 2 tsaka kple tsi dzodzoe mililita 500. Tsɔe ʋuʋu vaseɖe esime wòaƒu keŋkeŋ, emegbe nàdo dzoe le microwave me vaseɖe esime dzoxɔxɔ nadze le eme. Do microwave ƒe ʋɔtrua eye nàgblẽe ɖi aɖabaƒoƒo 5-10. Ne tsia fa vɔ la, tsɔ avɔ falɛfalɛ tutu tsi si susɔ ɖesiaɖe ɖa. Ne atike la fa ko la, àte ŋu azãe hã atsɔ atutu wò microwave la ɖe anyi.
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