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• Sodium thiosulfate
  ...res]]) can be leached by thiosulfate. Some problems with this alternative process include the high consumption of thiosulfate, and the lack of a suitable rec [[Category:Photographic chemicals]]
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• Codeine
  ...s species in some places although the below-mentioned morphine methylation process is still much more common. It is considered the prototype of the weak to m ...original source, most codeine is synthesized from [[morphine]] through the process of O-[[methylation]].
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...ings for phosphatizing and detinning; and in the manufacture of [[rubber]] chemicals. It may also be used as an [[electrolyte]] in [[electrochemical grinding]] ...or = Committee on Prudent Practices for Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Chemicals in Laboratories, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Commission on P
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• Ketamine
  ...dence, along with the NMDA receptor's connection with the memory formation process, explains ketamine's profound effects on [[memory]] and thought. These effe ...ss very high doses (500&nbsp;mg+) are ingested.<ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ketamine/ketamine_dose.shtml Erowid Ketamine Vault: Dosage]</ref>
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• Activated carbon
  ...n''': Prior to carbonization, the raw material is impregnated with certain chemicals. The chemical is typically an [[acid]], strong [[Alkali|base]], or a [[Sal ...h [[head loss]] that would occur. PAC is generally added directly to other process units, such as raw water intakes, rapid mix basins, clarifiers, and gravity
  41 KB (5,738 words) - 15:47, 27 September 2010
• Acetic acid
  ...cals]]. Other major producers include [[Millennium Chemicals]], [[Sterling Chemicals]], [[Samsung]], [[Eastman Chemical Company|Eastman]], and [[Svensk Etanolke Most virgin acetic acid is produced by methanol carbonylation. In this process, [[methanol]] and [[carbon monoxide]] react to produce acetic acid accordin
  41 KB (5,915 words) - 15:49, 27 September 2010
• Potassium chloride
  ...n color from pink or red to white depending on the [[mining]] and recovery process used. [[White potash]], sometimes referred to as soluble potash, is usually ...and can be manufactured by crystallization from [[solution]], [[flotation process|flotation]] or [[electrostatic]] separation from suitable minerals. It is a
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• Mercury (element)
  ...s process continues until the supply of amalgam is exhausted. Because this process releases mercury, a small amount of mercury can "eat through" a large amoun ...(even by a recent scratch), the mercury may combine with it, starting the process described above, and potentially damaging a large part of the aluminium bef
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• Morphine
  ...at the intake appointment to begin the methadone maintenance or withdrawal process; two urine tests positive for opioids must then be collected shortly therea ...back and extremities occur, as do muscle spasms. At any point during this process, a suitable narcotic can be administered that will dramatically reverse the
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• Plastic recycling
  '''Plastic recycling''' is the process of [[recover]]ing scrap or waste [[plastics]] and reprocessing the material ...plant due to economic pressures.<ref>http://www.allbusiness.com/chemicals/chemicals-overview/9060603-1.html</ref>
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• Stinging nettle
  ...when touched, transforming the hair into a needle that will inject several chemicals: [[acetylcholine]], [[histamine]], [[5-HT]] or [[serotonin]], and possibly [[Urtication]], or flogging with nettles, is the process of deliberately applying stinging nettles to the skin in order to provoke i
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• Propædia
  ...bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of&nbsp;Life || '''3.2.1'''&nbsp;[[Organic chemistry|Chemicals&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Vital&nbsp;Processes]] '''3.2.2'''&nbsp;[[Metabolism ...sp;Government:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Dynamics&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Political&nbsp;Process '''5.4.4'''&nbsp;[[International relations|International&nbsp;Relations]]:&
  41 KB (5,585 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
• Plastic bottle
  ...and a high degree of impact resistance and tensile strength. The orienting process serves to improve gas and moisture barrier properties and impact strength. ...als, agricultural chemicals, household and industrial cleaners, electronic chemicals, medical cleaners and solvents, citrus products, d-limone, flavors, fragran
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• Iron(II) hydroxide
  ...nsity = 3.4 g/cm³ <ref>Pradyot Patnaik. ''Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals''. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0070494398</ref> This process is described by the [[Schikorr reaction]]:
  5 KB (720 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2010
• Paper
  ...ur Great Inventions of Ancient China]]'', since the first pulp papermaking process was developed in [[China]] during the early 2nd century AD by [[Han Dynasty ...les Fenerty]] and German inventor F.G. Keller had invented the machine and process for pulping wood for the use in paper making.<ref>[http://www.charlesfenert
  21 KB (3,131 words) - 09:08, 20 September 2010
• Rice hulls
  .... The hull is mostly indigestible to humans. During the [[miller|milling]] process, the hulls are removed from the grain to create [[brown rice]], the brown r ...e this a slow process. Sometimes [[earthworm]]s are used to accelerate the process. Using [[vermicompost]]ing techniques, the hulls can be converted to fertil
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• Fiber
  ...lps. Kraft and sulfite, also called sulphite, refer to the type of pulping process used to remove the lignin bonding the original wood structure, thus freeing ...f two types, regenerated or pure cellulose such as from the cupro-ammonium process and modified cellulose such as the cellulose acetates<ref>Hans-J. Koslowski
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• Ceramic materials
  ...id (non-crystalline). However, glass involves several steps of the ceramic process and its mechanical properties behave similarly to ceramic materials. ...rming techniques]] include shaping by hand (sometimes including a rotation process called "throwing"), [[Slipcasting|slip casting]], [[tape casting]] (used fo
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• Bio-based material
  ...ategory of [[bioproducts]] or bio-based products which includes materials, chemicals and energy derived from renewable biological resources. * [[casein]]-A [[phosphoprotein]] extracted from milk during the process of creating low fat milk, it is processed in various ways to make: [[plasti
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• Tar
  ...[[1863]]. Production nearly stopped in the early 20th century, when other chemicals replaced tar and wooden ships were replaced by steel ships. ...substance can be produced from corn stalks by heating in a microwave. This process is known as [[pyrolysis]].]]
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