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picketfence
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mericad193724
Don't get me wrong...I would LOVE to buy some hydrated lime, slaked Lime, or Limestone...its just not available in my area. My hardware store doesn't
sell it (I work there, I would know). My area doesn't have any natural limestone either.
Does Home Depot, Ace, or Lowes (North America Stores) have Ca(OH) or CaO?
The one drain opener I found said "Contains Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide." Another one that only contained KOH was a dark green and low
concentration.
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Try ceramic suppliers
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UnintentionalChaos
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If you're really desperate for limestone, you can make some of your own with much higher purity than you could buy as a fertilizer. Just look at the
hardware store for CaCl2 ice-melt and combine it with dirt cheap washing soda to ppt the CaCO3. Excessive, yes, but the product is a paper white,
ultrafine powder which reacts easily with even very dilute acids.
Try garden shops for limestone. It's used as a soil amendment. Also, any place stocking supplies for a horse farm would carry CaO or Ca(OH)2 due to
its use as a disenfectant in stables. The lowes by me carries NaOH flakes, mixed solutions of KOH and NaOH, and KOH solutions.
[Edited on 1-31-07 by UnintentionalChaos]
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isn't K2 + 2HOH ==> 2KOH + H2 ? leaving a solution of KOH and water which could then be dehydrated...??
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That sounds awfully counterproductive.
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