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Make Acetic Acid from wood
I would like to know if it would be possible to make Acetic Acid from Wood. I know that you can charcoal wood to get the gases, cool it, and get the liquid. This would yield a bunch of chemicals in a ...
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What is the link between hydrogen production and potassium oxide?
Is there an industrial process that produces hydrogen with potassium oxide as a catalyst?
Or is there a process for the production of potassium oxide that has hydrogen as a by-product?
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How is mercury produced in industry? [closed]
Mercury is the only metal that exists in a liquid state at room temperature.
In which form is mercury extracted from its ore?
If it produced as a solid, how and when is it turned into a liquid?
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Purification/Extraction of Sodium Permanganate
I read this question and answer, and it seemed like a rather nice way to make sodium permanganate. Using the method with sodium hydroxide, I produced a solution. Once filtered and decanted, it was ...
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