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How to break down soap and detergents?
I am building a greywater harvesting system. It is a 3-stage system:
The 1st stage breaks down soap and detergents.
The 2nd stage filters the water.
The 3rd stage pumps water out of system.
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Chemistry Behind TMOS Aerogel
I have found out how to make silica aerogel.
Currently, the solution that I need to create to make the gel requires tetramethyl orthosilicate or TMOS. Furthermore, the procedure requires me to make ...
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What is the resulting solution after leaching hardwood ash with water?
After doing online research, I've noticed there are differing interpretations on what happens when ash is mixed with water, so I've come here seeking clarification on what indeed happens, and also ...
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Isomerization of phosphorylated 2-imino-1,3-dioxalanes into phosphorylated cyclic carbamates
I found a patent dating back to the Soviet Union. The patent number is 256764, and the patent describes the synthesis of phosphorylated cyclic carbamates. Here is a section of the patent, followed by ...
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Why do fluoride ions "win" over thiocyanate ions in a solution with iron ions?
When you mix aqueous iron(III) nitrate and potassium thiocyanate together you get a red solution. Then if you add sodium fluoride, the red colour disappears.
This is basically because the $\ce{Fe(...
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Reacting ZnSO4 with KCl
I'm considering the following reaction:
$\ce{ZnSO4} + 2 \ce{KCl} \ce{->} \ce{ZnCl2} + \ce{K2SO4}$
The high solubility of $\ce{ZnCl2}$ would favour the $\ce{ZnSO4}$ & $\ce{KCl}$ direction of ...
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Hydrogen and Hydrogen ion
Is it correct that a hydrogen atom only has 1 electron and 1 proton since the atomic mass is 1?
Also, is the hydrogen ion composed of a single proton and no electrons?
In an ionization process we know ...
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