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platinum removal from catalyst using forge
I tried recovering material from a converter once, but the one I had turned out to have a metal hone ...
29-10-2014 at 09:08
by: MrHomeScientist
Myst32YT?
What a sad world it must be to live in constant fear, where you feel you must hide the things you en ...
29-10-2014 at 06:33
by: MrHomeScientist
OSMIUM
Correct! An arc-melted bead of Os is quite safe. Similar to how beryllium powder is dangerous but th ...
28-10-2014 at 05:41
by: MrHomeScientist
The trouble with neodymium...
Well I wanted to avoid copper because the target temperature of Nd's melting point (1024C) is pretty ...
27-10-2014 at 11:00
by: MrHomeScientist
The trouble with neodymium...
Perhaps... I'm torn between using an excess of lithium (precious and reactive!) and using an excess ...
27-10-2014 at 09:01
by: MrHomeScientist
OSMIUM
Good info Dan. I'll add that the price of Os greatly depends on what form it is in. It's incredibly ...
27-10-2014 at 06:06
by: MrHomeScientist
In the pipeline - YouTube videos!
[rquote=358484&tid=41396&author=j_sum1]It doesn't matter how good you are, there is always t ...
27-10-2014 at 05:56
by: MrHomeScientist
The trouble with neodymium...
[b]Tdep[/b]: Molten lithium is some extremely corrosive stuff. We've been discussing it in a few oth ...
26-10-2014 at 19:25
by: MrHomeScientist
Back on the Wagon
Once again I've come back to this project - this time attempting the final step: lithium reduction o ...
26-10-2014 at 14:48
by: MrHomeScientist
Selection of appropriate reactors for demanding conditions
Another wealth of information, Dan. Thanks for posting! I'll review when I have more time.
24-10-2014 at 07:33
by: MrHomeScientist
Fluorine in quartz?
Shameless plug: Try the electrolytic method! Here's my video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ...
24-10-2014 at 06:10
by: MrHomeScientist
STEM radio show!
I could talk about my YouTube channel and/or the STEM outreach I do at my job, if you don't have spe ...
23-10-2014 at 12:43
by: MrHomeScientist
Fluorine in quartz?
I feel obliged to link to Theodore Grey's periodic table webpage entry on fluorine, where he describ ...
23-10-2014 at 12:21
by: MrHomeScientist
sodium nitrate from sodium hydroxide and CAN?
Well, let's break it down by ions (I like to round to the nearest integer):

Ca(NO[sub]3[/sub])[su ...
23-10-2014 at 12:09
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
Right, hopefully it will start not too far past the melting point of Li. But the desired end result ...
22-10-2014 at 12:00
by: MrHomeScientist
Storing lithium ingots under oil? Density issues?
Fantastic info Dan, thanks very much for posting. I'm reading through the attachments now. So you've ...
21-10-2014 at 13:20
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
I'd be happy to send you a sample, assuming international shipping isn't a big deal. My source is th ...
21-10-2014 at 12:24
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
Here is my Li metal, stored under argon:

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Small slugs, around 3/8" long. The ...
21-10-2014 at 07:45
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
[rquote=356192&tid=38326&author=blogfast25][rquote=355948&tid=38326&author=j_sum1]
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20-10-2014 at 12:20
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
According to the sources in my link above, "Molten lithium reacts explosively with concrete flooring ...
16-10-2014 at 05:55
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
Here's the post where I mentioned the concrete, with sources attached: http://www.sciencemadness.org ...
15-10-2014 at 12:00
by: MrHomeScientist
Periodic Table Display
Thanks! No, nothing is under argon. However, careysub just recently turned me on to "bloxygen" - a c ...
15-10-2014 at 11:39
by: MrHomeScientist
Elemental bromine, electrolytic method
I'm guessing the video you mention is mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjyM2AkZSY (because at ...
15-10-2014 at 09:08
by: MrHomeScientist
Lanthanum from pool cleaner
[rquote=354040&tid=38326&author=No Tears Only Dreams Now]Does anybody else think we have a n ...
15-10-2014 at 06:43
by: MrHomeScientist
Dissolution of Group 6 metals
It's been mentioned before on the forum that tungsten can be dissolved into pertungstic acid, tungst ...
15-10-2014 at 06:21
by: MrHomeScientist
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