Alternatives to carb cleaner

It’s fairly easy to neutralize with calcium which converts it quickly to calcium chloride that is not volatile and non-acidic. Chlorine loves calcium.

Ground oyster shells, anti-acids like Tums and Rolaids, and simple baking soda neutralize it fast.
I understand neutralizing the product "itself". Neutralizing it on a porous, ferrous surface is what I have been leary of.