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==Silicone synthesis== | ==Silicone synthesis== | ||
Silicone can be produced from | Silicone can be produced from chloromethane, with salt (NaCl) , a copper catalyst, a reactor vessel and 300°C temperature over a silicon bed. | ||
Chloromethane is produced commercially by treating methanol with hydrochloric acid or hydrogen chloride, according to the chemical equation: | |||
Hydrochloic acid is hydrogen chloride in water. Hydrogen chloride is Hydrogen burned with chlorine. | CH3OH + HCl → CH3Cl + H2O | ||
Chlorine is a possibe byproduct of the production of caustic soda, or could be obtained from perchlorates. | |||
Chlorine will be produced as it is required to make PVC. | *[[Methanol]] will be one of the first compounds produced on Mars. | ||
Chlorine would be produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride (that also gives the caustic soda). So we need to find table salt to make silicone | |||
*Hydrochloic acid is hydrogen chloride in water. Hydrogen chloride is Hydrogen burned with chlorine. | |||
*Chlorine is a possibe byproduct of the production of caustic soda, or could be obtained from perchlorates. | |||
**Chlorine will be produced as it is required to make PVC. | |||
**Chlorine would be produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride (that also gives the caustic soda). So we need to find table salt to make silicone | |||
Revision as of 17:14, 1 April 2025
Silicone
Silicone synthesis
Silicone can be produced from chloromethane, with salt (NaCl) , a copper catalyst, a reactor vessel and 300°C temperature over a silicon bed.
Chloromethane is produced commercially by treating methanol with hydrochloric acid or hydrogen chloride, according to the chemical equation:
CH3OH + HCl → CH3Cl + H2O
- Methanol will be one of the first compounds produced on Mars.
- Hydrochloic acid is hydrogen chloride in water. Hydrogen chloride is Hydrogen burned with chlorine.
- Chlorine is a possibe byproduct of the production of caustic soda, or could be obtained from perchlorates.
- Chlorine will be produced as it is required to make PVC.
- Chlorine would be produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride (that also gives the caustic soda). So we need to find table salt to make silicone