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9.5 Industrial Chemistry
General information Replacements for natural products Equilibrium reactions Sulfuric acid
Production of sodium hydroxide Saponification Solvay process  

General information

Industrial Chemistry - from New HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/options/industrial/

HSC Options — Industrial chemistry - from Centre for Learning Innovation, Department of Education - click on link at left of screen
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/smallFrameset.php?KLA=Science&LEVEL=Stage%206%20Chemistry

Industrial Chemistry - from Professional Teachers Council of NSW
http://ptc.nsw.edu.au/members/bsommerv1/induschem/hotlist.htm

Industrial Chemistry - from Mr Thompson's Home Page
http://users.bigpond.net.au/pthompson/IndChem.html


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Replacements for natural products

Replacing Natural Products - from Online HSC Resources, Key Centre for Polymer Colloids, The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.1/

Development of the Detergent Industry - from Kiwi Web, Science and New Zealnd
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/deterghistory.htm

Fibres History - from Australian Wool Services Limited
http://www.wool.com/about_education_fibre.php

Synthetic Fibres - from Interior Dezine
http://www.interiordezine.com/index.cfm/Interior_Design_Finishes/Fibres__synthetic_

Fiberfacts - from NuMei, supplier of fibres and knitting yarns
http://www.numei.com/fiberfacts.htm

BOSS® Silicone Greases and Compounds - from Accumetric, manufacturers of adhesives, sealants, lubricants and related products
http://www.accumetricinc.com/AEP/silicone.htm


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Equilibrium reactions

Chemical equilibrium Model - Java Applet from Northwestern University
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/ChemicalEquilibrium

Reaction Control - from Online HSC Resources, Key Centre for Polymer Colloids, The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.2/

What Happens in equilibrium? - Worksheet from Carlton High School, Canada
http://www.carlton.paschools.pa.sk.ca/chemical/equilibrium/introduction.htm

Equilibrium reactions in industrial processes - NSW HSC On Line
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/options/industrial/2761/Ch952.htm

Equilibrium animations: Evaporation and condensation | NaCl | Chemical reaction - from Learning Materials Production, Department of Education, requires
http://www.lmpc.edu.au/Resources/Science/water_animations/equilibrium3.html

THE COBALT CHLORIDE EQUILIBRIUM - Lab Notes from Science Teachers' Resource Center
http://chem.lapeer.org/Chem2Docs/CobaltChlorideEq.html


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Sulfuric acid

Industrial Chemistry: 3. Sulfuric acid - from NSW HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/options/industrial/2762/Ch953.htm

Sulfuric Acid - from Hoosier Energy, USA
http://www.hepn.com/tri/sulfuric.htm

Sulfuric Acid:Production & Uses - from AusTutes
http://www.ausetute.com.au/sulfacid.html

Chemical of the Week: Sulfuric Acid - from Science is Fun in the Laboratory of Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/Sulf&top/Sulf&Top.html

Sulfuric acid and Sulfur in Australia - from ChemLinks
http://www.chemlink.com.au/sulfuric.htm

Sulfuric acid Material Safety Data Sheets

Flinn Scientific
http://www.flinnsci.com/Documents/MSDS/S/SulAcid.pdf

Coogee Chemicals MSDS
http://www.coogee.com.au/msds/sulfuric%20acid.pdf


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Production of sodium hydroxide

Industrial Chemistry 4. Sodium hydroxide - from NSW HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/options/industrial/2763/Ch954.htm

CHLORINE (Cl2) AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE (NaOH) - from Chemical of the Week, Science Fun at University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/Cl2&NaOH/Cl2&NaOH.html

EXPERIMENTS ON ELECTROLYSIS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE - from Mike Clark, Toowoomba
http://chem.lapeer.org/Chem2Docs/chlorine.html

The electrolysis of salt solution and uses of the products - fill in sheet from GCSE Chemistry
http://www.docbrown.info/page09/PeriodicTable/ElecSaltWF.htm

The Mercury Cell - from Salter's Science Page
http://homepages.enterprise.net/bobchap/science/mercurycell.html

Chlorine Manufacture: The Diaphragm Cell - from Improving Science Education, The University of York
http://www.uyseg.org/greener_industry/pages/chlorine/7chlorine_PM2.htm

The Chloralkali Process - from Aker Kvaerner Building Trust
Description
and
PowerPoint Chart
http://www.akerkvaerner.com/Internet/IndustriesAndServices/Pulping/BleachingChemicals/ChloralkaliProcess.htm

Membrane Process or Hypochlorite process - from Aker Kvaerner Building Trust
http://www.akerkvaerner.com/Internet/IndustriesAndServices/Pulping/BleachingChemicals/HypochloriteProcess.htm


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Saponification

Surfactants - from Online HSC Resources, Key Centre for Polymer Colloids, The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.5/

Saponification Procedure - from North Seattle Community College, laboratory procedure, pdf
http://northonline.sccd.ctc.edu/jfurutani/102/Saponification.pdf

Saponification - from Key Centre for Polymer Colloids at The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.5-short/9.5.5_saponification.html

Kitchen Soap Making - from Redgum Soaps
http://www.redgumsoaps.com.au/70.0.html
Printable Version
http://www.redgumsoaps.com.au/70.98.html

#35. Making soap you can use - from Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/35.html

Emulsions - from Key Centre for Polymer Colloids at The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.5-short/9.5.5_emulsions.html


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Solvay process

Industrial Chemistry: 6. Solvay Process - from NSW HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/options/industrial/2765/Ch956.htm

Solvay Process - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_process

Soda Ash and Glass in Australia - from ChemLink
http://www.chemlink.com.au/soda.htm

Modelling The Solvay process - from Heinemann Interactive
http://www.hi.com.au/chemprac/pdf/chempracmantrb.pdf

Chapter 7: Onondoga Lake: A Case Study - from SweetBriar College
http://rgranger.chem.sbc.edu/chem005/Chapter7.htm

Now Clean: Onondaga Lake - from New York League of Conservation Voters
http://www.nylcv.org/ecopolitics/archive/2004/summer2004/articles/16.htm


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