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How to extract pure silicon from wet yard dirt? [closed]
I am interested in making silicon wafers from ordinary dirt without spending any money. Is this possible? How would I do this?
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What would happen when compressing a siloxane-rich gas
I'd like to understand more about the mechanics of compressing gases with high siloxane fractions. By "high", let us say $\small 30mg/m^3$. This would not be in a combustion situation.
would the ...
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Can silica gel beads cause silicosis if crushed?
Can silica gel beads (which I believe are amorphous) when crushed to dust cause silicosis?
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How dangerous is Cobalt (II) Chloride used in silica gel balls?
I was looking up silica gel beads on wiki and noticed that some (and from experience most) are doped with a colouring agent to indicate that they have absorbed all that they can.
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What are some of the good books for photocatalytic properties of silica? [closed]
Would you please let me know some good books on the subject of photo catalytic properties of Silica for decolorizing dyes.
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How is silica bead bonded into polystyrene?
What kind of bonds silica bead forms with polystyrene? Silica is now as ~100 $\mu$m spherical particles in bulk polystyrene that is made by melting.
How can I bond the silica particles
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