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between spelling nazis and reflexive downvoters .. who are entitled their respective actions.. what I am looking for is, how is the whole Quartz to Wafers proce

between spelling nazis and reflexive downvoters .. who are entitled their respective actions.. what I am looking for is, how is the whole Quartz to Wafers process has become green and what kind of reduction and/or elimination of toxic materials has been achieved. A good proper justification of the claim from the claimant or supporters of that argument is useful.

acomjean 4y ago
I don’t have exact details but I did work in an civil/environment consulting companies (we worked remediating the GE silicone waste site in Upstate NY .. ) which might be why people are senesitive to the spelling.[1] But generally those chemical engineers are pretty good at cleaning up the processes (it cheaper, also cheaper to ship manufacturing overseas…) The Resource Conservation and Recovery act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Conservation_and_Re... And toxic substance control acts seemed to rules of note. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Substances_Control_Act_of_1976 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Substances_Control_Act... GE silicones [1]https://www.epa.gov/hwcorrectiveactionsites/hazardous-waste-cleanup-momentive-performance-materials-silicones-llc https://www.epa.gov/hwcorrectiveactionsites/hazardous-waste-...
adrian_b 4y ago
In this case the spelling nazis had rightfully pointed to the correct spelling, because the wrong spelling is not a problem of style or preferences, but it causes a confusion between two different chemical substances, with very different properties and applications. "silicon" is the chemical element number 14, and this name, which is used in the English-speaking countries, was coined by someone who believed that it is a good idea for it to rhyme with "carbon" (actually a bad idea in my opinion) "silicone" is the generic name for a class of plastics, i.e. the polymers with a poly-siloxane structure. This name was coined by someone who believed that it is a good idea for it to rhyme with "acetone", because he erroneously believed that these polymers have a structure similar to ketones.
- throwaway743 4y ago
  Thank you. Not trying to be a spelling nazi, just that those two tend to get mixed up quite a bit and can cause people confusion.

acomjean 4y ago

I don’t have exact details but I did work in an civil/environment consulting companies (we worked remediating the GE silicone waste site in Upstate NY .. ) which might be why people are senesitive to the spelling.[1] But generally those chemical engineers are pretty good at cleaning up the processes (it cheaper, also cheaper to ship manufacturing overseas…) The Resource Conservation and Recovery act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Conservation_and_Re... And toxic substance control acts seemed to rules of note. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Substances_Control_Act_of_1976 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Substances_Control_Act... GE silicones [1]https://www.epa.gov/hwcorrectiveactionsites/hazardous-waste-cleanup-momentive-performance-materials-silicones-llc https://www.epa.gov/hwcorrectiveactionsites/hazardous-waste-...

adrian_b 4y ago

In this case the spelling nazis had rightfully pointed to the correct spelling, because the wrong spelling is not a problem of style or preferences, but it causes a confusion between two different chemical substances, with very different properties and applications. "silicon" is the chemical element number 14, and this name, which is used in the English-speaking countries, was coined by someone who believed that it is a good idea for it to rhyme with "carbon" (actually a bad idea in my opinion) "silicone" is the generic name for a class of plastics, i.e. the polymers with a poly-siloxane structure. This name was coined by someone who believed that it is a good idea for it to rhyme with "acetone", because he erroneously believed that these polymers have a structure similar to ketones.

throwaway743 4y ago
Thank you. Not trying to be a spelling nazi, just that those two tend to get mixed up quite a bit and can cause people confusion.