Acidic Waste That Won’t Gel: Vinegar, Tomato and Citrus
Marinade, tomato and citrus waste gel slowly, and salt plus acid can halve absorbency. Why two staged doses beat one double dose on acidic bins.
Three Tests Before a New Batch Goes Into Forty Tanks
Absorbency in your own water, pH of the finished gel, dust and smell. The pH 4.2 batch a certificate called 6.5, and a twenty-minute intake routine.
When pH and Salt Decide How Much Water One Kilo Takes
Two drums of the same grade, from the same lot, dosed at the same rate, produced gels that looked nothing alike. One set into a firm mass that passed the tilt test. The other stayed soupy for twenty minutes and had to be re-dosed twice. The powder had not changed. The water had: one drum was filled …
