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Arsenic Trioxide: Paris Green Paint Pigment & Pesticide

Sylvia Rose

Oct 21, 20244 min read

Arsenic Trioxide: Paris Green Paint Pigment & Pesticide

Arsenic trioxide is a toxic compound with a a long and complex history, known at least by the time of the ancient Romans. Here's a look...

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Microbial Alchemy: Fermentation, Digestion, Putrefaction

Sylvia Rose

Oct 20, 20244 min read

Microbial Alchemy: Fermentation, Digestion, Putrefaction

Alchemy uses natural processes, often driven by microbial forces. Unseen biological entities include bacteria, amoeba and flagellates....

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Sylvia Rose

Oct 20, 20245 min read

The Unseen World: Protozoans in Nature

Protozoa are single-celled organisms integral to ecosystems worldwide. As microbes they're microscopic and invisible to the human eye....

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Separatory Funnel: Alchemy Lab Equipment

Sylvia Rose

Oct 20, 20244 min read

Separatory Funnel: Alchemy Lab Equipment

A separatory funnel is an essential piece of laboratory equipment used in liquid-liquid extractions, allowing alchemists to separate...

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Microbes: Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Protozoa, Fungi & Viruses

Sylvia Rose

Oct 19, 20244 min read

Microbes: Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Protozoa, Fungi & Viruses

Microbes are invisible and exist everywhere, in air, water and soil. Scientists find microbes living in the charred soil wildfires leave...

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Alchemy & Heat: Decomposition of Horse Manure

Sylvia Rose

Oct 19, 20245 min read

Alchemy & Heat: Decomposition of Horse Manure

Decomposing horse manure is essential in the alchemical process of digestion. A flask of substances is buried in dung. As if by magic the...

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Digestion & Horse Manure: Alchemy Process

Sylvia Rose

Oct 19, 20244 min read

Digestion & Horse Manure: Alchemy Process

Digestion is the alchemical process of applying steady heat to a substance in a flask or container. Digestion can last hours or days. The...

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Acetic Acid Bacteria for Vinegar Artisans: Acetobacter

Sylvia Rose

Oct 18, 20244 min read

Acetic Acid Bacteria for Vinegar Artisans: Acetobacter

Acetobacter bacteria are a group of acetic acid bacteria species integral to natural processes such as turning wine to vinegar. Their...

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Gouache Painting: Artist Essentials & Art Tips

Sylvia Rose

Oct 17, 20244 min read

Gouache Painting: Artist Essentials & Art Tips

Gouache painting has a unique charm and offers versatility for artists and art appreciators. This unctuous type of paint delivers vibrant...

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Bright Common Nails: Composition to Corrosion

Sylvia Rose

Oct 17, 20243 min read

Bright Common Nails: Composition to Corrosion

Bright common nails in hardware are used in construction, woodworking, and various DIY projects from building to pigment making. Bright...

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Bacteria: Unseen Driving Force Behind All Life

Sylvia Rose

Oct 17, 20245 min read

Bacteria: Unseen Driving Force Behind All Life

Bacteria are responsible for millions of vital processes hidden from our everyday perception. These single-celled organisms are essential...

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Sylvia Rose

Oct 16, 20244 min read

Secret Life of Rust: Power of Bacteria

Rust hides within itself a secret life, orchestrated by industrious communities of microscopic bacteria with immense power in the process...

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Xanthan Gum & Plant Blight: Xanthomonas Campestris

Sylvia Rose

Oct 16, 20244 min read

Xanthan Gum & Plant Blight: Xanthomonas Campestris

In microbiology the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris can be a gift from nature or a scourge of plants. Tiny but mighty, these...

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Gum Arabic (Acacia Gum) Art, Food & Medicine

Sylvia Rose

Oct 15, 20244 min read

Gum Arabic (Acacia Gum) Art, Food & Medicine

Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, is a natural substance derived from sap of Acacia trees, especially Acacia senegal . This sticky,...

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Secrets of Xanthan Gum for Artists & Chefs

Sylvia Rose

Oct 15, 20244 min read

Secrets of Xanthan Gum for Artists & Chefs

Xanthan Gum, a versatile ingredient with various applications, is a growing trend in multiple industries. In art and food it's valued as...

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Make Black Ink or Paint Pigment with Soot

Sylvia Rose

Oct 14, 20243 min read

Make Black Ink or Paint Pigment with Soot

Soot, also loosely called lampblack or carbon black, is traditionally used to make ink, painters' pigment, medicines and makeup. A...

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Flowers of Sulfur (Brimstone): Creation & Uses

Sylvia Rose

Oct 13, 20243 min read

Flowers of Sulfur (Brimstone): Creation & Uses

Flowers of sulfur, often termed flowers of brimstone, are crumbly pale yellow powders popular with chemists, botanists, and artisans....

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Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Caustic Potash

Sylvia Rose

Oct 13, 20244 min read

Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Caustic Potash

Potassium Hydroxide, also known as caustic potash, has a history dating back to ancient times. A versatile chemical compound, it's used...

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Rot & Decay: Process of Organic Putrefaction

Sylvia Rose

Oct 13, 20245 min read

Rot & Decay: Process of Organic Putrefaction

Decay is a fundamental aspect of life cycles. An essential and complex process in the natural world, decay involves breakdown of organic...

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Metal to Rust: Unseen Organisms in Action

Sylvia Rose

Oct 13, 20243 min read

Metal to Rust: Unseen Organisms in Action

Rust, the reddish-brown coating on metals, is formed by exposure to oxygen and moisture. Responsible for this phenomenon are several...

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