12AX7 - 19-3-2005 at 22:11
...I was gonna ask some basic questions! Like, we just BUY KMnO4 or acetone, or any number of other things... but how does industry mine or
synthesize these?
Tim
kclo4 - 19-3-2005 at 22:24
I think they make acetone by the decomposition of calcium acetate
cyclonite4 - 20-3-2005 at 01:05
AFAIK, they no longer decompose calcium acetate, they use the cumene process, which produces both acetone and phenol. Calcium acetate is
useful on a small lab-scale though.
[Edited on 20-3-2005 by cyclonite4]