To: editor-surveyor
Lye, historically, refered to KOH (potassium hydroxide). It's a strong base. It is made from wood ash.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
No, Potassium hydroxide is called Lunar hydroxide, or Lunar Potash. Lye is by definition sodium hydroxide.
Potassium is somewhat more plentiful in wood than sodium in most cases, in fact the presence of sodium or boron in measurable quantities in the soil will generally prevent the growth of trees.
64 posted on
10/07/2012 5:09:56 PM PDT by
editor-surveyor
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To: JRandomFreeper
It is made from wood ash.
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Strong enough to float an egg/
77 posted on
10/07/2012 6:14:19 PM PDT by
Chickensoup
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To: JRandomFreeper
It is made from wood ash.
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Strong enough to float an egg/
78 posted on
10/07/2012 6:17:50 PM PDT by
Chickensoup
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