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2 December 2024

  • curprev 19:4819:48, 2 December 2024Admin talk contribs 1,592 bytes +1,592 Created page with "Alkali wood extraction is a method of producing oxalic acid, formic acid and methanol from sawdust or wood chips by dry-distilling them in the presence of a strong alkali (usually sodium or potassium hydroxide), then treating the "melt" of wood with acid to produce a soluble alkaline oxalate.<ref>{{cite pub |title= Oxalic Acid from Sawdust - Optimum Conditions for Manufacture |first1=Donald F.|last1=Othmer|first2=Carl H.|last2=Gamer|first3=Joseph J.|last3=Jac..."