I made CLOTHING out of a DEADLY chemical!? (Part 1)
Cellulose is an organic compound made up of thousands of links of glucose. It’s typically found in plants, clothes and cotton earbuds in the form of cotton. However, cellulose is extremely hard to dissolve, especially in water due to the presence of hydrogen bonds. In 1857, Matthias Eduard Schweizer discovered the complex tetrammine copper hydroxide and its properties of being able to dissolve cellulose. This opened a new realm of possibilities in the world of manufacture, especially with creating clothes using rayon fiber - through the precipitation of rayon in a dilute acid solution.
To perform the experiment of making rayon fiber, which will eventually lead up to making clothing, you will need: a 1 molar solution of sulfuric acid, 40 ml of concentrated ammonia, 4g of copper carbonate dihydroxide, cotton or another source of cellulose and optionally, a syringe.
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Nice vid dude
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Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing ❤
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Thank you! :D
Why ?
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Manufacturers still use these chemicals, despite the risks, is because they are effective in dispersing cellulose, which is an important step in the manufacture of rayon Thus these chemicals help turn such items into fibers, creating the soft, versatile fabric we know as rayon. Moreover, sources of cellulose such as cotton or paper can be hard to dissolve without the reagent made in this video. But the good news is that awareness of these environmental and health issues has led to the development of more sustainable and non-toxic methods of producing rayon-like fabrics such as, the Lycell process used to produce Tencel which is more environmentally friendly than a closed-loop process, which recycles almost all of the used, toxic to wildlife chemicals. :D