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(We need a page on lye, please create it !)  
''(We need a page on lye, please create it !)''
(intro goes here)    (picture goes here)  


==Basic Recipe==
* from hard wood ash  
* from hard wood ash  
* extraction with soft water  
* extraction with soft water  
* boil it
* boil it
* voila
* voila !


uses: [[biodiesel]], soapmaking, for [[geopolymers]] etc. It's useful for breaking down cell walls as a preliminary to extracting phytochemicals from plants  
==Uses==
* making [[biodiesel]] from oils
* soapmaking  
* for [[geopolymers]]  
* useful for breaking down cell walls as a preliminary to extracting phytochemicals from plants  
* oven cleaner and drain opener


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Revision as of 22:24, 7 March 2011

(We need a page on lye, please create it !) (intro goes here) (picture goes here)


Basic Recipe

  • from hard wood ash
  • extraction with soft water
  • boil it
  • voila !

Uses

  • making biodiesel from oils
  • soapmaking
  • for geopolymers
  • useful for breaking down cell walls as a preliminary to extracting phytochemicals from plants
  • oven cleaner and drain opener

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