> Allan is correct, this is the basis for making charcoal.Can't take the credit for that statement. I simply said, "Nope - won't melt."
I forgot all about destructive distillation process to make charcoal.
Like I said, I USED to know some chemists.
> Those lnkages in cellulose make it indegistible to anything but a few bacteria (mainly
> found in the gut of termites).
A really good selection of bacteria that to digest cellulose can also be found in the intestinal tracts of horses. That's why horse poop mixed in your compost pile makes such wonderfully digested compost.
Allan
