Re: [OGD] Ethylene

> Commercially, potassium permanganate is used to preserve flowers through > oxidation of ethylene. The reactions are given here: > > http://www.sorbentsystems.com/epaxtech.html > > Permanganate is capable of staining almost anything it touches a > coffee-colored brown. I suspect the ethylene r

[OGD] Ethylene

Steve Topletz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spaketh thusly: > You could also try silver thiosulfate, and while you may not have > a problem in the rulebooks, you might be violating something > with the epa. Commercially, potassium permanganate is used to preserve flowers through oxidation of ethylene. Th