Re: (erielack) EL Grey Cylindrical Hopper

[Ken <"lackawanna_@_iname.com">]

Ah, yes, it all comes back to me now!  I used to work for a rayon manufacturer,
and we bought the stuff by the carload.  We also used a lot of di-hydrogen
oxide, also known as hydroxic acid, too.


Ken B.

Michael Dye wrote:

> A bit of college inorganic chemistry here:
>
> Soda ash is sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) my notes don't give another name for
> the substance). Used in the making of glass, paper, rayon, soap and
> detergents. It is also used to control PH and may be used to synthesize
> numerous sodium based compunds:
>
> Sodium Bicarbonate                 Baking Soda
> "      Silicate                    used in detergent
> "      Hydroxide                   Lye
> "      Chromate and Dichromate     Used in chrome plating
> "      Aluminate                   Used to refine aluminum
> "      Cyanide                     Used in electroplating
>
> Whew! I knew there was a reason that I went into electronics vice
> chemistry!!
>
> Anyway, it appears that the cylindrical hoppers could have been going pretty
> much all over the EL [online and by rights] (Corning, Cincinnati, Mahoning
> Valley just to name a few).
>
> Michael Dye
>
> >From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <"paultup_@_lucent.com">
> >>Paul opens mouth, inserts foot! Thanks for the correction, Pat!
> >
> >Isn't here a more "common" word for "soda ash" than "soda ash?"  Or am I
> >just imagining this?
> >
> >By the way, what *IS* soda ash used for? I remember seeing photos of those
> >EL 20000-series hoppers everywhere, so I'm wondering what consignees would
> >be getting these?
>
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