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Teflon coated stir bars and H2SO4
I have a Teflon coated magnetic stir bar which I just used to distill water from battery acid. Upon ...
2-11-2005 at 11:49
by: prole
Improvised Sodium Hydroxide
If they haven't yet banned NaCl, then perhaps a little electrolysis is in order:

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1-11-2005 at 07:42
by: prole
Adipic acid
Sorry Magpie, didn't mean to assume. The best source of DCM - containing stripper in my area h ...
25-10-2005 at 04:59
by: prole
cyclohexanone from pvc primer
I see no one has posted here in a while, but here's my two cents:

I wouldn't use the pv ...
24-10-2005 at 15:29
by: prole
filtering very fine particles
I have used a toilet paper plug in the neck of my funnel as an effective filter for fine particles. ...
13-10-2005 at 11:31
by: prole
Bioremediation of hydrocarbons
This may not be of any use to most folks, but this is a viable possibility for ridding oneself of wa ...
22-9-2005 at 07:34
by: prole
Mishaps, mayhem, and blunders in the lab
I'm curious to know from other science-heads about lab activities that went awry, things that m ...
6-9-2005 at 18:51
by: prole
Best and worst smelling chemicals?
I'd hafta say that nitrotoluene smells quite unpleasant. It is reminiscent of Amoretto, the af ...
5-9-2005 at 16:26
by: prole
fractional vacuum distillation practice
I've recently tried some good ol' fractional vacuum distillation, and was met with frustra ...
22-8-2005 at 09:56
by: prole
Switching rcving flask in vacuum distillation
Thanks for the helpful responses, everyone. Prole is blushing with embarrassment, because he never ...
9-8-2005 at 11:44
by: prole
Switching rcving flask in vacuum distillation
I envisioned a manifold-apparatus, along with a large price tag to fit 24/40 glass. I haven't ...
9-8-2005 at 09:30
by: prole
Switching rcving flask in vacuum distillation
I'm getting ready for my first vacuum distillation. I'm unsure how to change the receivin ...
9-8-2005 at 07:54
by: prole
Beta-asarone
You might try an online auction house. It is found in good supply, I've paid $55.00 (US) for 1 ...
4-8-2005 at 12:20
by: prole
OTC Toluene
I don't know where you are, but in my area (Motown), it is available at most any local hardware ...
4-8-2005 at 12:13
by: prole
pyridine from niacin/CaO
This is what I have from the Hive. Since they are offline, I will share what I have from there reg ...
4-8-2005 at 06:21
by: prole
easy THC extraction
I have dreamt many times of extracting THC from cannabis using solvents, mostly alcohols. Every tim ...
4-8-2005 at 06:00
by: prole

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