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Re: Thermasan Question: Chemical Toilet [message #315731 is a reply to message #315675] Sun, 09 April 2017 11:49 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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RoadWarrior wrote on Sat, 08 April 2017 20:56
There is a Yahoo group at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Thermasan_owners_forum/info and the manuals are on Billy's site.
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Just my opinion (not wanting to battle the EPA). The "Aqua-Kem" probably hasn't changed since it was first made and used with the Thermasan. It's primary components are Formaldehyde and Methanol, both of which would incinerate at exhaust temperatures leaving behind CO2 and water with a trace of CO. Both of these chemicals can be found in Gasoline.

John,

You are real close. As I recall the mix from the wall of the bottling plant in Dexter:
Water - To fill the bottles
Methanol - To keep the formaldehyde in solution
Formaldehyde - To stop the bacteria that break things down, but put off gasses
Dye - A blue dye to hide the real color
Fragrance - to cover the obvious odor

The blue dye was something else, the people that handled it quickly learned that they did have to used all the protective clothing and devices or become part Smurf.

Matt


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