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gtsnexptoday at 8:20 AM2 repliesview on HN

Honest question, is there a way to run the entire process acid-free?


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Dylan16807today at 8:41 AM

No acids at all? That would be stupendously difficult for no real benefit. So many things are acids, so many useful reactions involve acids, and there's not a significant correlation between "is an acid" and "danger".

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markovs_guntoday at 10:07 AM

No. Silicon oxide (glass) is extremely tough from a chemical perspective. That's why it's used in chemistry for everything. Barely anything touches it. Also this is the main reason I think that the meme of "silicon based life" is completely absurd and comes from people who only took high school chemistry and built their worldview on that.

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