Chemicals and fertilizers

Oxalic Acid FPRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=repair-remodel-improve-decorate-fix" Just hearing the word "acid" sounds ominous. But oxalic acid is easy to use and the safest for the home. In fact it is found in many vegetables including spinach, and rhubarb. Perhaps its best known use is that as a wood bleaching agent.Exterior wood tends to turn a dark gray after being exposed and Oxalic acid solutions are used to lighten and brighten dingy gray wood. In the refinishing of wood furniture, oxalic acid can be used after stripping to lighten and soft darker stained areas befor refinishing. a few other uses for oxalic acid are: Precipitating agent in Rare-earth mineral processing; Bleaching agent in the textile activities, wood pulp bleaching; Rust remover for Metal treatment; Used in commercial rust removers to remove rust stains from tubs and sinks. Grinding agent, such as marble polishing Waste water tratment, removing calcium in water. Use in cleaning and sterilizing homebre...

What Is Borax? Borax (also known as sodium borate decahydrate; sodium pyroborate; birax; sodium tetraborate decahydrate; sodium biborate) is a natural mineral compound (Na2B4O7 • 10H2O). It was discovered over 4000 years ago. Borax is usually found deep within the ground, although it has been mined near the surface in Death Valley, California since the 1800s. Although it has numerous industrial uses, in the home borax is used as a natural laundry booster, multipurpose cleaner, fungicide, preservative, insecticide, herbicide, disinfectant, dessicant, and ingredient in making 'slime'. Borax crystals are odorless, whitish (can have various color impurities), and alkaline. Borax is not flammable and is not reactive. It can be mixed with most other cleaning agents, including chlorine bleach. How Does Borax Clean? Borax has many chemical properties that contribute to its cleaning power. Borax and other borates clean and bleach by converting some water molecules to hydrogen peroxide (...