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This question comes from a word-working listener of ours. Ebonized wood is a process that turns wood black... without burning it! But how? What's the chemistry behind it? Is it cool? Yes, yes it is cool.
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References from this episode

https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1459d/report.pdf
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tannic-acid#section=2D-Structure
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https://www.theruststore.com/Rust-Converter-FAQs-W48.aspx
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https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/tannic-acid.html
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https://www.popularwoodworking.com/finishing/ebonizing_wood/
Inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Miessler and Tarr

 
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