Does anyone know the best way to derive calcium carbonate out of rock?
I found plans for a calcium carbonate reactor at:
http://ozreef.org/diy_plans/alkalinity_calcium/calcium_carbonate_reactor.html
This site says how we do it on an industrial scale.
http://www.solvaypcc.com/safety_environment/0,0,1000044-_EN,00.html
I haven't looked for anywhere I could buy it, so for all I know it may be easy to come by right now. But, I'm just wanting to know how I can get it out of rock for use in smokeless gunpowder. I want to know how to get it from scratch so that if society fails I can still make it. I know I can use charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur to make gunpowder. But, with smokeless powder it wouldn't be as hard to clean the firearm.
Thanks for any help.
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