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What caused a colour change when I mixed two different dish soaps?
I recently purchased "organic" dish soap refill made from saponified coconut oil and potassium soap (full ingredient list). Instead of waiting for the old dish soap (Dawn) to be completely ...
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Isopropyl Alcohol Vs Acetone for Dissolving Organic Contaminants on PCB
Acetone is widely used in labs as a solvent to clean vials and tubes as it is a good solvent for organic materials. Isopropyl alcohol is used as a rubbing alcohol for cleaning contaminants on the body ...
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Cleaning with Vinegar - what surfaces does it react badly with? Metal window sills ok?
I'm cleaning up some mould around the home and I have some substance on my window sills which I'm not quite sure if it's dirt or mould.
I have read about using Vinegar to clean up mould, but an ...
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Cleaning of chlorbutyl plungers
This is my first post, so please bear with me.
At work I have some chlorobutyl plungers that I need to clean from any residual material that might be left after production.
A colleague of mine told ...
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How to remove wash anthracene oil/creostae oil from stainless steel tanker?
I once loaded anthracene oil/creosate Oil in my stainless steel tanker and I had to transport it to some factory. The material was inside the tanker for throughout the journey that was of around 8 ...
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Function of 'organic' vs regular pipe cleaner
Recently, I needed to buy some pipe cleaner, as sometimes even with care hair and other detritus gets lodged so deep down the shower drain that it is not possible to get it out. I always try to avoid/...
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When we add soap in low concentrations to water it reduces the surface tension. Why? What is the purpose of this?
I understand how soaps lower the surface tension of water but I don't know what the purpose of this is. How does this help with cleaning, removing stains etc?
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Why do cookies prevent toothpaste from foaming?
If I eat cookies and subsequently brush my teeth such that there is still small amounts of cookie material stuck to my teeth, the toothpaste will not foam as well as usually, making the process less ...
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Solvents for tartrates / tannins that won't attack glass
At the bottom of my wine decanter (which due to its shape is fantastically hard to clean mechanically) a layer of reddish brown precipitate forms. I believe this is probably potassium bitartrate ...
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Water in the ultrasonication bath
Why something jelly forms in the water if it is kept in in a ultrasonication bath for long periods?
When water is exposed to ultrasonication for say a month, some jelly substances form in the ...
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Eco Friendly Cleaning Solution [closed]
I would like to find a solution that can kill roof algae, fungus, mold, mildew effectively without using environmentally unfriendly products but don't know enough about chemistry to make a solution ...
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Soap and rain water, why does it not rinse off?
I am in Papua New Guinea at the moment, where rain water harvesting is the most common way of getting water.
When washing hands, the soap feels hard to rinse off, and my skin feels "greasy".
I read ...
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Cheap and not messy solvent for motor oil
I have an old oil cooler of an old Volkswagen engine (the type where the oil itself is cooled, and uses no water) stained with decades of usage. If I pass water through it, it comes out clear, but if ...
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What causes the smell in rotten meat-grease and how can I get rid of it thoroughly?
We've just spilled the can of used meat-grease we collect so that it doesn't go down the drain and it turns out it was rotten. Now the granite counter-top and the wood-laminate floor of the kitchen ...
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