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Air rifle pump for pressurizing catalytic hydrogenation vessel?
Ordinary cylinders of hydrogen are normally sold in pressures around 140-180 bar, and I carried out ...
5-4-2017 at 06:51
by: PirateDocBrown
Compression of gases (H2) by ATMs - how it works
Gods, please learn to work in the Metric System.

PV=nRT, the Ideal Gas Law, can be used to approx ...
5-4-2017 at 06:17
by: PirateDocBrown
whats better for storing Toluene?
I see no reason to move it.
3-4-2017 at 12:51
by: PirateDocBrown
N Methyl cleavage
Add a little chili pepper, call it "Chili P", and adopt the street name of "Cap'n Cook".
3-4-2017 at 08:06
by: PirateDocBrown
Mishap - Pyrex jugs can't withstand heat from a butane blowtorch
This guy seems to have found a good solution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFC0ke_DOU
2-4-2017 at 18:56
by: PirateDocBrown
Solubility of salts in mixed acid
Yes, I usually get the fertilizer grade nitrates, but have never had a problem recrystallizing them. ...
2-4-2017 at 12:50
by: PirateDocBrown
Solubility of salts in mixed acid
Where are you? In the US, NH4NO3 can be gotten in moderate amounts (1-2 kg) by mail order. Some gun ...
2-4-2017 at 09:50
by: PirateDocBrown
(DIY) bushing/reducing adapter, 40/38 to 24/29
Use a rubber stopper. Wrap it up completely with Teflon tape. Won't last forever, but should hold yo ...
2-4-2017 at 07:56
by: PirateDocBrown
Mishap - Pyrex jugs can't withstand heat from a butane blowtorch
Set the flask on wire gauze, held by a ring on a stand, burner underneath.
31-3-2017 at 11:38
by: PirateDocBrown
Chemicals that are expensive to buy but easy to make
Ask your dentist if he has any old mercury he hasn't got rid of yet.

But seriously, if you guys h ...
30-3-2017 at 01:17
by: PirateDocBrown
Using an erlenmeyer flask for refluxing
Erlenmeyer, condenser, and hot plate are pretty much exactly how I do such things. Water bath, if th ...
30-3-2017 at 01:16
by: PirateDocBrown
Chemicals that are expensive to buy but easy to make
I wouldn't call making phosphorus or alkali metals "easy" for a home chemist.
29-3-2017 at 02:35
by: PirateDocBrown
Using an erlenmeyer flask for refluxing
How do you propose keeping the vapor from escaping between the condenser and the flask? Or is it an ...
29-3-2017 at 02:34
by: PirateDocBrown
Nitroethane via NaNO2/DMF
[rquote=479188&tid=73174&author=Cryolite.]The Victor-Meyer necessitates a tedious recycling ...
28-3-2017 at 11:51
by: PirateDocBrown
Thoughts on a cheap vacuum pump?
Set up and running.

I got a 350 mL 9cm #3 frit with a 24/40 joint and vacuum connection.

I jus ...
28-3-2017 at 11:46
by: PirateDocBrown
Nitroethane via NaNO2/DMF
Why would you go this route? The Meyer reaction can be done in diethyl ether and would work fine for ...
28-3-2017 at 11:30
by: PirateDocBrown
Boro glass vs Quartz - both are SiO2 so how are they different?
[rquote=479095&tid=73160&author=XeonTheMGPony]It means you can't use alcohol lamps and such ...
27-3-2017 at 19:09
by: PirateDocBrown
Boro glass vs Quartz - both are SiO2 so how are they different?
Borosilicate can be worked into useful shaped using equipment found in a typical glassblowing shop. ...
27-3-2017 at 19:01
by: PirateDocBrown
Boro glass vs Quartz - both are SiO2 so how are they different?
Borosilicate is about 13% B2O3, 1-2% Al2O3, 4% or so Na2O, and the rest SiO2.

Of course fused qua ...
27-3-2017 at 13:43
by: PirateDocBrown
Organic Polymer from Glycerol and Citric Acid Experiment
A good chunk of my professional career was in the development of just such condensation polymers.

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26-3-2017 at 11:18
by: PirateDocBrown
Interested in taking a chemistry class, help on how to go about this?
This might be good:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-chemistry

https://www.khanacademy.o ...
25-3-2017 at 07:21
by: PirateDocBrown
My nitric acid experiment worked, then failed
[rquote=478823&tid=73108&author=Melgar]
As far as breathing it in, it's an acute hazard, ma ...
25-3-2017 at 02:52
by: PirateDocBrown
Interested in taking a chemistry class, help on how to go about this?
Find a local community college. Much cheaper than a 4 year one.

I would strongly recommend you ta ...
25-3-2017 at 00:27
by: PirateDocBrown
Thoughts on a cheap vacuum pump?
Okie dokie! Arrived today! Filled it with oil, and am looking for a barb nipple to fit it to some ho ...
22-3-2017 at 23:15
by: PirateDocBrown
How to make 30% hydrogen peroxide?
Pool and spa supply stores sell ~30% H2O2, often by the gallon.
22-3-2017 at 16:59
by: PirateDocBrown
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