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Had a little accident :/ Is the stuff toxic??
Hello SM,
Today I had an accident, and it might have been worse if my mom hadn't been home.
I was making peroxide watergel using H2O2, KNO3, Al and sugar. This was placed on heating (70-80°C?) while I was at school. What happened was - when
the peroxide reached certain concentration, it started to rapidly decompose! Whole house was filled with stink and it remains in my room. Also the
floor was damaged a bit. :/ I am not able to ventilate it.
It smells kinda like from burning KNO3 + sugar.
My question is: What is the stink? KNO3? KNO2? How to get rid of it? Is it very poisonous? I really need your help 
Thnaks for your time. NEVER make PWG!!!
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Its probably KNO2, its not toxic, but it is carcinogenic. If you eat beef jerky your already eating it's lesser twin, NaNO2--I wouldn't worry. Whats
peroxide water-gel. And what are you stupid? No offense, but leaving something on a hotplate unattended for what--7 hours?!? Especially an
explosive mixture with powerful sensitive oxidants! I hate to say it, but this wasn't the PWG's fault, its yours; you were negligent.
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The smell is certainly something other than KNO3/KNO2. Aerosol contains these two salts, but the smell comes from thermal degradation products of
sugar (furfural and similar compounds).
The smoke is somewhat carcinogenic, and no, that doesn't mean you'll get cancer. Just keep ventilating and avoid breathing it.
It's pretty much just burned sugar.
I must say it was pretty negligent of you to leave such mixture on heating, unattended. You might have easily burned your house down.
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Thanks, guys. Yes, I was stupid, but not SO stupid - because I was testing it - I put a drop of it on the heating to see if it ignites spontaneously.
Nothing happened to the drop.
But, unfortunately, the batch still went off. :/
Is there any method to destroy this nasty smell? Or do I just have to wait?
[Edited on 11-1-2012 by Adas]
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a fan? Maybe--hmm.. give me a sec
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ammonia or hydrochloric acid solution MIGHT work
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The smell is now almost gone  It was probably the product of sugar decomposition.
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Don't leave something like that unattended again
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I'd rather never MAKE something like this again. Pretty scary experience.
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Quote: Originally posted by Adas  |
Thnaks for your time. NEVER make PWG!!!
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Agian, in these post, you imply that the attempted PWG was to dangerous and not worth attempting agian. While that is your personal opinion, which you
have right to, I feel I must stress that the dangerous variable in this attempted "synthesis" was not the reagents or the composition, but rather, the
operator. Here are just a few of the reasons I think that.
1, According to a lot of what I read, PWGs are to be made on site, just a hour or so before intended use, else the peroxide breaks down to water and
the comppsition reforms into a watery state in longer storage, IIRC.
2, You left a hot plate running for 7 hours unattended, in your house, with you not even at while at home. If that isn't bad enough, you were drying
an energetic material on said hotplate. VERY POOR JUDGMENT, IMO.
Please don't take this post as flaming. That's not my intention. BUT PWG and it's (proper) synthesis are not at all at fault here.
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WTF is PWG?! It sounds like sugar propellent on steroids..
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Forum search for Axt peroxide water-gel.
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=3214#p...
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to remove the smell buy an ozone generator(ebay) ~$20. close all the doors to that room and let it run While no one is present for
the amount of time directed for the amount of cubic feet you are trying to purify. this should significantly help to reduce to smell.
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The problem with H2O2 as the oxidizer in mixes is that H2O2 is not stable over time in the presence of organic material. A radical cascade reaction
will spontaneously be initiated after some time, which can lead to warming or even spontaneous ignition. Small traces of transition metals catalyze
the decomposition of H2O2, and this reaction is especially vigorous in the presence of any organic material such as flour or guar gum (read about
"Fenton reaction"). Aluminum powder by itself would not be expected to react with H2O2 in storage (especially with 1-2% boric acid stabilizer added),
this is because Al forms a protective layer of Al2O3 over the surface of the particles that tends to prevent further oxidation.
Here is a quick list of incompatible ingredients in a pyrotechnic mixture:
chlorates + sulfur (or phosphorous)
magnesium + ammonium nitrate
aluminum + sulfur + nitrates
hydrogen peroxide + anything organic (sugar, flour t.ex)
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| Quote: Originally posted by methylene_beam | | to remove the smell buy an ozone generator(ebay) ~$20. close all the doors to that room and let it run While no one is present for
the amount of time directed for the amount of cubic feet you are trying to purify. this should significantly help to reduce to smell.
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Thanks, but the smell is now absolutely gone. And I must say, that you forgot to mention that ozone eats every metal in the room!
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| Quote: Originally posted by Adas | | Quote: Originally posted by methylene_beam | | to remove the smell buy an ozone generator(ebay) ~$20. close all the doors to that room and let it run While no one is present for
the amount of time directed for the amount of cubic feet you are trying to purify. this should significantly help to reduce to smell.
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Thanks, but the smell is now absolutely gone. And I must say, that you forgot to mention that ozone eats every metal in the room!
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And rubber, and dyes, and just about anything.
There'll be no damage unless he starts doing it on a regular basis.
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