Turning Wood into Artificial Silk

Head to https://squarespace.com/amateurchemistry to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code AMATEURCHEMISTRY In this video I extract pure cellulose from wood and turn it into a famous artificial silk by dissolving it using a homemade copper-based chemical while experiencing the element of suprise and making a corrosive tea. If you enjoyed the video consider liking it, sharing it with a friend, and subscribing to my channel - I would really appreciate that :) If you want to further support my work and watch exclusive content here's my Patreon -   / amateurchemistry   Instagram -   / amateur_chemistry   TikTok -   / amateurchemistry   Twitter (X) - https://x.com/AmateurChemist_ Also, excuse me for my poor speaking, English is not my native language so I have some trouble with pronunciation, in case you don't understand something there are always subtitles made by me. 0:00 Intro 4:15 Extracting cellulose from wood (Caustic digesting, pulping, bleaching) 13:31 Making copper hydroxide 19:05 Making Schweizer's reagent and turning wood into rayon 23:31 Outro #chemistry #experiment #beautiful #demonstration #science #interesting #cool #reaction #silk #blue #colors #wood #copper #paper #fiber #fire #clothing #textile #fabric