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Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that Hawkes Bay Protein did not spill the acid. Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to a ...

The synthesis process is shown in Figure 1. The D-ribose was suspended in acetone under ice-bath, and concentrated sulfuric acid was added for catalysis. The reaction formed ketal at room temperature ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that Hawkes Bay Protein did not spill the acid. Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to ...

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The resistance of the produced SCC mixes to sulfuric acid assault both with and without BA ... where one of the electrodes was submerged in a solution of 3% sodium chloride (NaCl) and the other in a ...