13th August 2010
Growing up, I often heard my mother and all the other mothers I chanced upon meeting talk about sodium hydroxide. This metallic base could be considered as every mom's handy companion at home. Of course, they did not refer to it using this term. Even so, ...
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10th August 2010
There are different types of pure water but two among the most commercially popular are distilled and deionized water. Generally they are the same in the sense that both don't contain ions and minerals and are essentially just water. Nonetheless, the main...
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05th August 2010
There are many types of safety boots, and they are all created to keep every workers' feet safe. Typically made of a combination of reinforcements to give the optimum protection, safety footwear is also built with cushions and lightweight materials to sup...
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21st July 2010
Safety shoes are worn by many working men and women exposed to unfavorable conditions, such as those found in industrial areas or mining sites. They keep the feet safe from sharp objects, chemicals, or heat. Wearing them is usually part of the protocol an...
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19th July 2010
Have you realized that your feet are the most vulnerable part of your body? You put enough pressure on your feet when you stand, walk, and run. You may not realize it but a lot of people do not put enough importance on foot safety, when one of the best wa...
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16th July 2010
There is a lingering controversy regarding deionized water or distilled water. There are issues about the safety of this type of water. If you try reading some write-ups about pure water, you would find a few posts about mineral leaching. According to som...
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07th July 2010
Deionized water has become very important these days that its production is highly anticipated in many industries. It is also called DI water or demineralized water and is often compared to distilled water, which is essentially similar to it. Manufacturer...
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06th July 2010
There is so much discussion about deionized water going on. But what is this type of water? There are different types of pure water and they are so named depending on the type of treatment process they undergo. Distillation leads to distilled water; rever...
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29th May 2010
Acid for batteries is not a conventional acid to be taken lightly because it is, as a matter of fact, sulphuric acid which is a known strong acid and a hazardous chemical. This industrial chemical is found in lead-acid batteries as an electrolyte forming ...
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19th May 2010
You do have typical electric light bulbs at home and you see them working every day. Typically, they are made of a tungsten filament encased in a thin and frosted glass. In this glass encasement is not vacuum but a nonreactive gas which is either nitrogen...
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18th May 2010
Any industry, regardless of what it produces or manufactures, has a large tank in its grounds. Tanks are often utilized as storage chambers, but different companies have different uses for them. No matter what their purpose is, one thing is sure that all ...
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14th May 2010
That industrial plants do not contain storage tanks is quite uncommon. Manufacturing plants do have storage systems with tanks for the obvious purpose. These tanks hold all sorts of matter like oil, petroleum, chemicals, grains, wood chips, raw materials,...
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05th May 2010
Nitric acid is known to be a very dangerous substance. It is highly corrosive, very reactive, poisonous and a strong oxidizer. Needless to say, one should be very well-equipped with the necessary knowledge and gears in order to make use of this acid prope...
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20th April 2010
There are a lot of important chemicals in the market and one is hydrochloric acid. It is used mainly as a cleaning liquid at home but has a wide range of uses in the industrial scene. One of the noted uses of the compound is oil well acidization. Deep und...
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16th April 2010
The physical and chemical nature of water can sometimes be an advantage and a drawback. It dissolves a lot of matter such as organic matter, microorganisms, minerals, and substances. This is why it is hardly ever found pure. Before homes and industries ca...
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