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ACETYLENE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS R eaction RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENT TO MAKE 1 METRIC TON OF ACETYLENE Calcium Carbide (85%)                    : 3490 kg Water                                                    : 28,825 kg Calcium Carbide is formed when Lime (essentially free of phosphates and Magnesium Carbonate) and Coke (with low ash content), mixed in a ratio of 60:40 are heated to a temperature of 2000 to 2100 degree C in an electric furnace. The Carbon Monoxide may be recovered and used as a fuel in lime kilns or as a raw material for chemical synthesis. The liquid Calcium Carbide is allowed to cool and solidi...

Johns Hopkins University, sent this excellent summary to avoid contagion share it with you because it is very clear: The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule (DNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular, nasal or buccal mucosa, changes their genetic code. (mutation) and convert them into aggressor and multiplier cells. Since the virus is not a living organism but a protein molecule, it is not killed, but decays on its own. The disintegration time depends on the temperature, humidity and type of material where it lies. The virus is very fragile; the only thing that protects it is a thin outer layer of fat. That is why any soap or detergent is the best remedy, because the foam CUTS the FAT (that is why you have to rub so much: for 20 seconds or more, to make a lot of foam). By dissolving the fat layer, the protein molecule disperses and breaks down on its own.  HEAT melts fat; this is why it is so...

Acetone Manufacturing Process Reaction RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENT TO MAKE 1 METRIC TON ACETONE Isopropyl Alcohol              : 1218 kg Acetone is produced by the catalytic dehydrogenation of isopropyl alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol vapors are preheated (by heat exchange with effluent gases from the reactor) and passed into a reactor containing a brass or copper catalyst. Reaction conditions are usually 500 degree C and 40 to 50 psi (275 to 350 kPa). The reaction gases containing acetone, isopropyl alcohol, and hydrogen pass through a water cooled condenser and thence into a water scrubber, where final traces of isopropyl alcohol and acetone are removed from the noncondensable hydrogen. The water solution from the bottom of the scrubber is mixed with condenser product and fed to a fractionating column. Concentrated acetone is taken overhead, and am isopropyl alcohol water mixture is removed from the bottom of the co...