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decomposing sugar

Eric Slighton - 11-9-2016 at 21:48

is there a good chemical method for decomposing sugar without an acidic environment?

crystal grower - 11-9-2016 at 23:48

Burn it :P.

XeonTheMGPony - 12-9-2016 at 04:40

enzyme digestion via microbe in an anaerobic environment

NEMO-Chemistry - 12-9-2016 at 05:32

Quote: Originally posted by XeonTheMGPony  
enzyme digestion via microbe in an anaerobic environment


Is that a fancy way of saying make Booze? :D.


Praxichys - 12-9-2016 at 05:45

Acid hydrolysis, invertase maybe? It depends what you mean by decomposing.

Jstuyfzand - 12-9-2016 at 06:27

Pyrolisis?

crystal grower - 12-9-2016 at 06:47

Quote: Originally posted by Eric Slighton  
is there a good chemical method for decomposing sugar without an acidic environment?

Firstly, this thread belongs to beginings. Secondly, you should express your question more precisely.

DraconicAcid - 12-9-2016 at 07:40

Heat it! Heat it! Doncha make me repeat it!

ficolas - 12-9-2016 at 07:59

Decomposed sugar recipe:
You will need a pot, a stove, and of course, sugar. Optionally you can add some water.
Add the sugar to your pot, and place it on the stove, if you want you can a small amount of water (I dont exactly know why some people do this when car... decomposing sugar)
When the sugar starts melting, and getting a beautiful amber like color, you can pour it onto a piece of tracing paper, and you finished your tasty sugar decomposition!
To clean the pot I recommend using hot water, and letting the water dissolve the decomposed sugar for some time.

crystal grower - 12-9-2016 at 09:22

Eat it and your body will decompose it to CO2 :D.
(WARNING: this reaction is exothermic).

[Edited on 12-9-2016 by crystal grower]

[Edited on 12-9-2016 by crystal grower]

XeonTheMGPony - 12-9-2016 at 09:29

Quote: Originally posted by NEMO-Chemistry  
Quote: Originally posted by XeonTheMGPony  
enzyme digestion via microbe in an anaerobic environment


Is that a fancy way of saying make Booze? :D.



it is a very effective method of decomposing sugar, and you get a good solvent while at it!

Dissolves critical thinking down to oils! very use full!

MeshPL - 12-9-2016 at 10:20

Depends what kind of decomposition...
Do you want to turn saccharose into fructose and glucose, caramel or charred mass/mess?