Re: [CH] Chile fermentation? V8 #614
MachineGun (rael64@qwest.net)
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:22:06 -0700
http://www.greensense.net/vinegarmsds.html
MSDS on 20-percent vinegar. Indeed looks to be nasty if misused....but
so is bleach, yes?
Hmm.
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Rael64
On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:39 PM, Riley J. McIntire wrote:
>> From: MachineGun
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>> On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 09:15 AM, Cameron Begg wrote:
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>>> n-butene, and carbonylation of methanol with carbon monoxide. This
>>> stuff, diluted to 5% by volume, is what they are allowed to call
>>> "vinegar".
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>> Hence, my belief that such slop is good for only one thing: pouring
>> down fire ant holes.
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> Another use, at about 20%, is as an herbicide:
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> http://www.aenews.wsu.edu/Oct02AENews/Oct02AENews.htm#Vinegar
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> You can buy 20% acetic acid as "food grade". As the article points
> out,
> don't do this at home unless you're knowledgeable about handling acids.
> Concentrated acetic can give you a nice burn--in the bad, non-CH sense.
> Probably do a number on fire ants at that strength, too.
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> Riley
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