All important metals recovered from electronics

[aga]

Amongst the Awesome things about C.M. Hoke is how she condensed seriously complicated chemistry into processes that anyone can do, and end up with precious metals - that is sheer Genius.

I'm extremely happy that she wrote those books.

Turns out that a bit of chemistry knowledge is pretty much useless - need to know the whole kaboodle before branching off on wierd, untested paths.

 

[anachronism]

Turns out that a bit of chemistry knowledge is pretty much useless - need to know the whole kaboodle before branching off on wierd, untested paths.

Ahhh. Learn you have young padawan. :lol:

I seem to recall saying something to that effect when you first joined, and now you get where I was coming from.

 

[butcher]

We need to be able to see when we are wrong if we want to be right.

 

[kernels]

It's a redox reaction, if we're picking pepper and both sulfuric acid wnd nitrous oxide are the main products. N2O escaping pushes the equilibrium towards producing sulfuric acid, which is a stronger acid than nitric and by far than sulfamic. Consider the laughing gas a leaving group.

Yep, this is pretty much what I was getting at, but recognised it was not worth arguing about just so I could win fake internet points. Always a pain when you try to help and the grf hivemind turns against you.

 

[aga]

Always a pain when you try to help and the grf hivemind turns against you.

Quick ! Everyone ! Protect the Queen ! Protect the Brood ! Protect the Honey !

Nah. It's not like that, just there are people here who really do know what they're talking about.

(clearly not me)

Accept the info as intended instead of something personal.