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  2. Hydrochloric acid - Wikipedia

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    Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl). It is a colorless solution with a distinctive pungent smell. It is classified as a strong acid. It is a component of the gastric acid in the digestive systems of most animal species, including humans.

  3. HAZMAT Class 8 Corrosive substances - Wikipedia

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    A corrosive material is a liquid or solid that causes full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specified period of time. A liquid that has a severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum based on the criteria in 49CFR 173.137(c)(2) is also a corrosive material .

  4. Portal:Chemistry/Featured article - Wikipedia

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    The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the aqueous (water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride (H Cl) gas. It is a strong acid , the major component of gastric acid and of wide industrial use. As a highly corrosive liquid , hydrochloric acid should be handled only with appropriate safety precautions.

  5. Corrosion inhibitors for the petroleum industry - Wikipedia

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    They are highly effective in preventing salt water and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) corrosion. Acrylic polymers: These polymers are used as corrosion inhibitors in the industry due to their good compatibility with oil and drilling fluids. They are effective against corrosion caused by the presence of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in drilling fluids.

  6. List of reagents - Wikipedia

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    Nitric acid: highly corrosive and toxic strong acid; used for the production of fertilizers, production of explosives, and as a component of aqua regia, as well as mixed acid for nitration of aromatic compounds Osmium tetroxide: in organic synthesis, is widely used to oxidise alkenes to the vicinal diols Oxalyl chloride

  7. List of additives used for fracking - Wikipedia

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    Hydrochloric Acid / Hydrogen Chloride / muriatic acid: Toilet Bowl Cleaner 7722-84-1: Hydrogen peroxide: Oxidizer, Polymer Breaker 79-14-1: Hydroxy acetic acid: 35249-89-9: Hydroxyacetic acid ammonium salt: 9004-62-0: Hydroxyethyl cellulose: Viscosifier 5470-11-1: Hydroxylamine hydrochloride: 39421-75-5: Hydroxypropyl guar: Viscosifier 35674-56-7

  8. Hydrogen chloride - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogen chloride forms corrosive hydrochloric acid on contact with water found in body tissue. Inhalation of the fumes can cause coughing , choking , inflammation of the nose, throat, and upper respiratory tract , and in severe cases, pulmonary edema , circulatory system failure, and death. [ 26 ]

  9. Hydrochloride - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a hydrochloride is an acid salt resulting, or regarded as resulting, from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with an organic base (e.g. an amine). An alternative name is chlorhydrate, which comes from French. An archaic alternative name is muriate, derived from hydrochloric acid's ancient name: muriatic acid.