How to neutralize alkaline battery leak?

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  1. This post was originally titled “There May Be No Need to Recycle Alkaline Batteries”. However as many of the great comments below show, we do indeed need to be
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  2. To clean up an alkaline battery leak, use an acid to neutralise the alkaline material. Neutralising the alkaline will halt further corrosion of the electronic components.
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  3. If a disposable alkaline battery leaks inside a piece of personal electronics, the leakage can ruin the device. Most cylindrical batteries, including AAA
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  4. Alkalinity is the name given to the quantitative capacity of an aqueous solution to neutralize an acid. Measuring alkalinity is important in determining a stream's
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  5. Same here, in an unopened 4-pack of AAA Alkaline batteries one was leaking (although dated December 2011).
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