KFC Fryer magnesium silicate

[teclord]

I was wandering if this could be used for drying out a solvent or maybe in some type of reaction. I'm not sure exactly what its used for when we filter but I think it sucks up the water out of the grease.
hydrous, amorphous, synthetic magnesium silicate

[UKBEE]

would you fries with you ketone sir !!!!

[acid_egg]

And while we're on the subject of fast-food chemistry...

"......A typical artificial strawberry flavor, like the kind found in a Burger King strawberry milk shake, contains the following ingredients: amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl acetate, ethyl amyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin   , hydroxyphenyl-2-butanone (10 percent solution in alcohol), a-ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, rose, rum ether, g-undecalactone, vanillin, and solvent......"

extract from

http://www.rense.com/general7/whyy.htm

[unionpacific]

Isn't magnesium silicate  TALC? I don't think I've heard of talc being used as a drying agent.