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Gums and
Resins
Potassium Permanganate:
Used as oxidizer, disinfectant, deodorizer,
bleach, dye, tanning, air and water purification.
Strong oxidizing agent
Converts dissolved iron to insoluble oxides which are removed through
filtration
Converts manganese to insoluble oxides which are removed through filtration
Regenerates green sand iron filters
2 to 3 percent solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is used to
regenerate green sand filters.
Dissolve one teaspoon in one gallon water for athlete's foot fungus
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Graphite
Natural graphite micronized flakes are among
the most valuable and useful type of graphite for many different
applications. It is heat resistant, lubricant, electrically conductive and
excellent hardener in Fe based powder metallurgy. Read More...
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Lycopodium Powder
Lycopodium Powder, Dragon's Breath, club moss
spores, vegetable sulfur, Lycopodium Clavatum
Pale yellow, very lightweight fluffy powder
Used by magicians, squirted through an open flame, this fine powder creates
a jet of fire just like a Dragon's Breath. It can also used for dyeing;
woolen cloth boiled with lycopodium, becomes blue when dipped in a bath of
Brazil wood.
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Cation Exchange Resin
(Water Softener) Cation Exchange
Resin is used to replace the magnesium and calcium ions found in hard
water with sodium ions. The resin can be recharged by washing it with a
solution containing a high concentration of sodium ions (strong salt water).
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Sodium Thiosulfate, Penta
Hydrate Sodium Thiosulfate also
known as Sodium hyposulfite is used in photography; chrome tanning;
extraction of silver from its ores; removing chlorine in bleaching and paper
making; dechlorination of water; reagent; bleaching; reducing agent in
chrome dyeing.
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Beeswax
Beeswax is used in lip balm, lip gloss,
hand creams, salves, and moisturizers; and in cosmetics such as eye shadow,
blush, and eye liner. Beeswax is also an important ingredient in moustache
wax and hair pomades, which make hair look sleek and shiny.
Beeswax is an ingredient in surgical bone wax, which is used during surgery
to control bleeding from bone surfaces; shoe polish and furniture polish can
both use beeswax as a component, dissolved in turpentine or sometimes
blended with linseed oil or tung oil; modeling waxes can also use beeswax as
a component; pure beeswax can also be used as an organic surfboard wax.
Beeswax blended with pine rosin, can serve as an adhesive to attach reed
plates to the structure inside a squeezebox. It can also be used to make
Cutler's resin, an adhesive used to glue handles onto cutlery knives. It is
used in Eastern Europe in egg decoration; it is used for writing, via resist
dyeing, on batik eggs (as in pysanky) and for making beaded eggs. Beeswax is
used by percussionists to make a surface on tambourines for thumb rolls. It
can also be used as a metal injection moulding binder component along with
other polymeric binder materials. Beeswax was formerly used in the
manufacture of phonograph cylinders. It may still be used to seal formal
legal or Royal decree and academic parchments such as placing an awarding
stamp imprimatur of the university upon completion of post-graduate degrees.
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Carnauba Wax
Carnauba wax is the material that provide
luster, surface hardness and water resistance to most polishes.
Carnauba Wax Price and Availability
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Borax
As a cleaning product borax is used to
clean tubs, showers, brushes, combs, toilets, fridge, mold, mildew, dishes,
sinks, counters, floor, mattress and cast iron cookware.
Borax is also used to unclog toilets and
drains and getting rid of goo.
Borax is a deodorizer for carpet, fabrics,
trash can, and litter box.
Borax is used to keep mice away, kill ant
colonies and keep bugs away.
Other uses of borax are removing rust and
stains, making candle wicks, putting out fires, washing windows, washing
patio furniture, killing weeds, fertilizing plants, preserving flowers and
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Citric Acid
Citric Acid is a natural organic substance
present in many fruits; however, the citrus fruits such as lime and lemon
contain a larger amount of citric acid. Citric acid is mainly used in food
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Active Carbon
Active Carbon or Activated Carbon is a
pores form of carbon that can adsorb a large amount of organic substances
from liquids and gases. Active carbon is used for discoloration of scent
removal in many industrial processes. It is also used in gas masks where
poisonous gases may be present. Activated carbon is available in powder and
granular forms.
Active carbon may be used to remove color
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