From:
Pam Sessoms
Date: 2003-04-12 20:08:17 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] RE: Hypoallergenic Diet
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.44+UNC.0304121606450.63366-100000@login8.isis.unc.edu>
> Are you sure that is correct as wood and paper spontaneously combust at
> 450 degrees. Chris
Well, I can't personally verify it. :) And I'm not a scientist by any
stretch, so I'm not terribly well-suited for judging things like this.
However, I did find the melting point figure of 300 degrees C in at least
two sources. I was at work (library) earlier and don't have the most
authoritative one here with me now that I'm at home. However, here is a
web source for an MSDS on taurine that gives the same number:
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TA/taurine.html
I used an java temp converter on the web to convert 300 C to 572 F:
http://www.csgnetwork.com/tempconvjava.html
Again, though, I am decidedly a NON-authority on chemistry and such.
Best,
-Pam S.