USING POTASSIUM CARBONATE AND SODIUM BORATE
AS FIRE RETARDANT IN DIFFERENT
KINDS OF CLOTH

Team Category
Cluster 2
Applied Science

Charalin Mae P. Chavez
Ashley D. Tumulak
Khent Bernard F. Bensi
Babag National High School (Science Class) table of contents
Title Page ……………………………………………………… i
Table of Contents ……………………………………………………… ii
Abstract ……………………………………………………… iv
Research Plan Research Materials ………………………………………………………1 Research Procedure ………………………………………………………1 Precautionary Measures ………………………………………………………2
Safety Measures ………………………………………………………3
Introduction
Research Background ………………………………………………………4 Objectives of the Study ………………………………………………………5 Significance of the Study …show more content…

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INTRODUCTION
Research Background Potassium Carbonate is a white chemical discovered by Antonio Campanella in 1742. Producing potassium carbonate is simple enough and can be done via electrolysis. Electrolysis produces potassium carbonate in commercial quantities by generally used as nutritional supplement in livestock feed. It is also used in food production, replacement of calcium chloride and magnesium. Potassium carbonate can be used in extinguishing and preventing the spread of fire. Sodium is a form of hydrous sodium borate. It is normally color white or light grey but can be tinted light shades of blue, green, and yellow. Naturally occurring sodium borate due to water evaporates. It has myriad uses in modern world, both at home and in the industry. In our homes, it is used as a bound dry detergent, boaster, cleaner, preservative, fungicide, insecticide, herbicide, and disinfectant. In industry, it is used as a buffer, a dispersal agent, welding flux, and to control fire. It can also be used to coat electrical and cellulose insulation. Borates are used as a nuclear containment shield. Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant. The fiber is most often spun into thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. Cotton is a valuable crop because only about 10% of the raw weight lost in processing once traces of wax, protein, etc. are removed: the remainder is a natural polymer of