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The Blue Color of Dinitrogen Trioxide
No, the solution isn't gravity-defying, for some reason the picture just loaded sideways.


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9-9-2018 at 10:28
by: WGTR
The dawn of a new era for ozone generation?
The work function of platinum is fairly high, even more than tungsten, but it also varies depending ...
9-9-2018 at 07:46
by: WGTR
Looking for cheap bottles, 250, 500, 1000ml. Any recommendations?
Have you looked at Qorpak?

http://www.qorpak.com/category/182/clear-boston-round-bottles
7-9-2018 at 09:39
by: WGTR
Suppliers/retailers not listing prices for labware/chemicals?!
In the commercial world, it's more important to have a good relationship with a supplier who can get ...
7-9-2018 at 08:07
by: WGTR
Zinc complex synthesis
The first reference is a bit short on experimental details. Have you tried contacting the author fo ...
7-9-2018 at 03:35
by: WGTR
Wow
I went from running a maximum of 150ml/min of air with three round catalyst beads, to 600ml/min with ...
5-9-2018 at 19:17
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
[rquote=533380&tid=84800&author=Heptylene]So my next step will be building a heating element ...
5-9-2018 at 13:57
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
I have a couple of hours of video from the last batch of experiments, but have to edit it down befor ...
3-9-2018 at 06:43
by: WGTR
PVC Tubing and 800°C Ceramic Beads have Compatibility Issues
That is an important lesson that I learned tonight. This may seem obvious, of course, but sometimes ...
30-8-2018 at 19:41
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
I've let the reactor run for a few hours, and it looks like right now I'm getting around 0.5-1 gram ...
30-8-2018 at 17:28
by: WGTR
Lengthy, time-consuming overhaul of forum software
Thanks for all your work Melgar. Both myself and probably everybody else (even the ones that are lu ...
30-8-2018 at 17:06
by: WGTR
For now, some pictures...
Furnace glowing:


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Catalyst beads after furnace cool-down:


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29-8-2018 at 16:31
by: WGTR
Building a high-temperature induction furnace
I think what you're planning to do is very difficult, but will be possible with a lot of planning an ...
29-8-2018 at 14:22
by: WGTR
Building a high-temperature induction furnace
Graphite will readily react with oxygen at high temperatures, slowly (or quickly at 2000°C) burning ...
29-8-2018 at 13:42
by: WGTR
Building a high-temperature induction furnace
An incandescent light bulb can have a filament temperature above 2000°C, yet for some bulbs you can ...
29-8-2018 at 11:16
by: WGTR
Tonight, I joined the Ostwald club...
I’ll have wait for the weekend to say much due to time constraints. This was just a qualitative g ...
28-8-2018 at 19:30
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
I checked the mass of platinum per ml for my Pt/ethanol solution, and came up with some reasonable r ...
26-8-2018 at 17:44
by: WGTR
HCl by Electrolysis
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EDIT: I might try the reverse electrolysis. W ...
26-8-2018 at 15:15
by: WGTR
HCl by Electrolysis
Adding chlorine to water produces both hydrochloric and hypochlorous acid. The equilibrium is not s ...
26-8-2018 at 08:22
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
[rquote=531627&tid=84800&author=Heptylene]Incredible! That's a nice catalyst support, I'm gu ...
26-8-2018 at 07:43
by: WGTR
HCl by Electrolysis
Looking at the setup, I think that you're heading into the right direction, with some possible chang ...
25-8-2018 at 19:10
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
I decided to measure the platinum loading % on a ceramic bead, just so i could present a measurable ...
25-8-2018 at 18:02
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
I just updated the videos in the last few posts. I wasn't too happy with the previous ones. From n ...
25-8-2018 at 10:46
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
The last video for tonight briefly shows how the beads bubble when initially placed under the ethano ...
24-8-2018 at 18:55
by: WGTR
Ostwald reactor from platinized silica wool
Once the ceramic bead was heated to the decomposition point of the platinum salt, the bead was coole ...
24-8-2018 at 18:40
by: WGTR
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