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Can fuming nitric acid be used for nitration without sulfuric acid?
The 70% nitric to 98% sulfuric mixture is generally used for C-nitration of aromatics with higher co ... |
25-2-2020 at 10:30
by: greenlight |
Concentrating nitric acid using sulfuric acid
The nitrogen oxides are from decomposition of the acid at its boiling point when distilling it I bel ... |
18-1-2020 at 13:03
by: greenlight |
Concentrating nitric acid using sulfuric acid
I have a large amount of 62% nitric acid so using sulphuric acid is my preferred method to high conc ... |
16-1-2020 at 10:20
by: greenlight |
Unconventional Shaped Charges
I think these flexible linear shaped charges have thin lead liners which can be bent and shaped as l ... |
28-11-2019 at 11:02
by: greenlight |
vacuum distillation
I have never used a water aspirator but I suggest buying an actual laboratory vacuum pump from ebay ... |
7-11-2019 at 12:01
by: greenlight |
How to verify/identify sodium azide?
Damn, i was sure it was slightly off white too, I didnt check mine just had it pictured in my head t ... |
1-11-2019 at 20:19
by: greenlight |
How to verify/identify sodium azide?
The azide I have now is as SWIM has described it, slightly off white crystalline powder.
I once d ... |
31-10-2019 at 22:50
by: greenlight |
failiure at nitration, can I recover anything?
I agree, let it go, NG's not that precious.
I remember i did the same thing when I was about 16 y ... |
3-9-2019 at 08:35
by: greenlight |
Pretty Pictures (2)
[rquote=606648&tid=26378&author=MrHomeScientist]Yikes [b]greenlight[/b], you really should n ... |
6-4-2019 at 10:04
by: greenlight |
Pretty Pictures (2)
KMnO4 solution 
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26-3-2019 at 08:13
by: greenlight |
Making magnesium powder in a blender - risk of fire?
[rquote=604940&tid=146264&author=Metacelsus]I would suggest to do it outside, and have the s ... |
10-3-2019 at 11:14
by: greenlight |
Making magnesium powder in a blender - risk of fire?
I would be damn careful doing that in blender and avoid it if you can buy the Mg elsewhere.
Magnesi ... |
9-3-2019 at 21:22
by: greenlight |
How to concentrate azeotropic HNO3?
98% sulphuric works beautifully.
I used to only be able to obtain 62% nitric acid back in the day a ... |
6-3-2019 at 09:20
by: greenlight |
safe powerful Nitroglycerin liquid mixtures ?
I have never heard of someone testing the sensitivity of NG in acetone. I have only seen acetone us ... |
5-3-2019 at 08:37
by: greenlight |
BaCl2 to Ba(NO3)2 for pyrotechnic purpose?
Barium chlorate does give a deeper green for sure, the only problem is the incompatibilities of chlo ... |
26-2-2019 at 09:53
by: greenlight |
The Wump Incident
Lucky that it was such a small amount you prepared, that Armstrong's mix is some nasty shit for some ... |
22-2-2019 at 09:44
by: greenlight |
smaller rbf flask in larger heating mantle
Although not heat efficient, I use my 1000ml heating mantle for every size down to a 50ml round bott ... |
26-1-2019 at 20:41
by: greenlight |
Boiling HNO3 plus even hotter cooking oil ?
I second Xeon the MG Pony, a heating mantle although not as safe as a sand bath takes a much shorter ... |
18-1-2019 at 06:47
by: greenlight |
Do you think Tilt Switches are a viable way for the amateur chemist to obtain Mercury metal?
I have used the mercury tilt switches in the original post for harvesting the mercury for small reac ... |
18-1-2019 at 06:36
by: greenlight |
Rusting from HCl Bottle
I used to have the same problem with everything rusting in my lab. I have multi litre quantities o ... |
7-12-2018 at 22:37
by: greenlight |
Guess the energetic material!
My other guess would be a styphnate salt..
I was going to say tetryl but you said it is soluble i ... |
23-11-2018 at 11:26
by: greenlight |
Guess the energetic material!
@ Dubai, FOX-7 is bright yellow in colour.
Is it some sort of picrate salt nitro-genes?
I ha ... |
22-11-2018 at 20:45
by: greenlight |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
From Primary explosives, pg 48;
"Moist MF reacts with copper giving copper fulminate which is les ... |
12-11-2018 at 10:50
by: greenlight |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
I will check some literature when I get home but I am quite sure that the copper was coated in a pro ... |
12-11-2018 at 08:38
by: greenlight |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
Mercury fulminate reacts rapidly with aluminium forming Al2O3 when in direct contact. The trace amo ... |
11-11-2018 at 08:27
by: greenlight |
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