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Heating mantle
Just ordered one just like that, except 1000mL. I expect delivery any day now. All my mantle experie ...
17-7-2017 at 18:11
by: PirateDocBrown
What to look for in a soxhlet extractor?
Yep, coffee filters.

I use a male 45/50 to female 24/40 adapter, and a 24/40 Liebig. It works.

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16-7-2017 at 16:33
by: PirateDocBrown
#16 Gilbert outfit (1954), with microscope.
Craigslist find!

Looks nearly new and complete, some of the chemicals are degraded.

[file]602 ...
13-7-2017 at 20:47
by: PirateDocBrown
Urea
Did find some in a Food Lion on a visit to the Deep South. The ones in the Walmart near me are CAN.
28-6-2017 at 12:47
by: PirateDocBrown
Mysterious chinese glassware sellers
I have had 2 orders from Nanshin, one was a complete fractional distillation set, and the other a la ...
19-6-2017 at 10:34
by: PirateDocBrown
Running Anti-freeze and ice through condenser instead of H2O and ice?
Dry ice/ Acetone for really cold.
18-6-2017 at 09:07
by: PirateDocBrown
Vigreux Column w/ side arm vs without - does it effect performance?
I use clear vinyl tubing for condenser feed.

One nice thing about the new condenser, is that my o ...
14-6-2017 at 20:42
by: PirateDocBrown
Vigreux Column w/ side arm vs without - does it effect performance?
This is what I got:

The flasks are 1000 and 500. Can't have too many flasks!

The column is 200 ...
14-6-2017 at 16:43
by: PirateDocBrown
Why is acetonitrile considered a hazardous material?
Its NFPA is only 2 for Health, but 3 for Flammability.
8-6-2017 at 17:43
by: PirateDocBrown
Cheap/Easy Sources of Magnesium Metal
Pyrotechnics suppliers. Pretty sure Skylighter has turnings for $8 a pound or so.



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7-6-2017 at 10:05
by: PirateDocBrown
Hypothetically drinkable ethanol from methylated spirits
Check for methanol.

H2SO4 and Na2Cr2O7. Smell the result. If there's significant methanol, formal ...
3-6-2017 at 04:29
by: PirateDocBrown
Sketchiest supplier site I've seen in a while.
While I could use both I2 and RP, I'm not nearly dumb enough to order some from China with a Western ...
2-6-2017 at 10:20
by: PirateDocBrown
Sketchiest supplier site I've seen in a while.
http://www.pharmacychem.com

Anyone ever order from them?
2-6-2017 at 07:14
by: PirateDocBrown
Cleaning up aliphatic "naphtha".
Yes, it seems likely it's a carboxylic acid. These have much higher BPs than their parent hydrocarbo ...
30-5-2017 at 09:07
by: PirateDocBrown
Cleaning up aliphatic "naphtha".
Try doing a fractional distil of a small amount. Get good numbers for IBP and FBP, and note the frac ...
30-5-2017 at 00:43
by: PirateDocBrown
chromatography - polarities
Chromatography media are oxides, with strong affinity for compounds with high polarity.
29-5-2017 at 07:14
by: PirateDocBrown
Overhead Stirring
My experience with these has been positive, but it was in 2 piece kettle reactors, under N2, and wit ...
27-5-2017 at 16:19
by: PirateDocBrown
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Heat.
26-5-2017 at 23:57
by: PirateDocBrown
White phosphorus to red?
I was just wondering if and forum members had made the conversion.

You see lots of people making ...
26-5-2017 at 16:10
by: PirateDocBrown
Does anybody work in the "chemistry field"?
I worked for a polymer firm when I was an undergrad, making polyester and vinyl ester resins on a pi ...
26-5-2017 at 16:07
by: PirateDocBrown
White phosphorus to red?

What technique is used to prevent reaction with air?
24-5-2017 at 23:12
by: PirateDocBrown
White phosphorus to red?
Who has done this conversion? Any pointers?

Red P is far easier and safer to handle and store.
24-5-2017 at 14:14
by: PirateDocBrown
Latest chemical order?
Magnesium ribbon!

Got some diatomaceous earth, too.


[Edited on 5/24/17 by PirateDocBrown]
24-5-2017 at 00:48
by: PirateDocBrown
Got a lot done. Where to go next.
Where'd you get all the nitric acid?
22-5-2017 at 09:06
by: PirateDocBrown
Does anybody work in the "chemistry field"?
https://www.khanacademy.org/search?page_search_query=chemistry

https://www.edx.org/course?search_ ...
22-5-2017 at 09:03
by: PirateDocBrown
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