This article was originally published with the title “ Calcium Carbide from Non-Electric Furnaces ” in SA Supplements Vol. 54 No. 1395supp (September 1902), p. 22355 doi:10.1038 ...

The electric arc furnace was the source of the explosion at Carbide Industries. Rafael Moure-Eraso, ... Carbide employees Steve Nichols Jr. and Jorge Louie Medina died in this blast.

Making calcium carbide requires a lot of heat, far more than a simple propane burner can provide. [Hyperspace Pirate] decided to go with an electric arc furnace, ...

Calcium carbide, or calcium acetylide (CaC₂), is a colourless solid formed by heating lime and coke together at temperatures around 2000°C in an electric furnace.