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CuSO4 + NaCl + blue food coloring = chlorine?
Are you sure it’s chlorine? Hydrogen chloride seems more likely.
29-12-2023 at 12:44
by: Sir_Gawain
Radium extraction from watch hands
If anyone is thinking of doing something like this, do a practice run with denatonium benzoate as yo ...
29-12-2023 at 09:34
by: Sir_Gawain
What's inside the dry fuel tablets
While the popular Esbit brand contains trioxane and possibly other contaminants, the Coghlans brand ...
28-12-2023 at 10:43
by: Sir_Gawain
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Never mind. I just tried it with some azeotropic nitric acid and it completely destroyed the sieves ...
26-12-2023 at 16:02
by: Sir_Gawain
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Could molecular sieves be used to dry nitric or sulfuric acids? I can’t think of a reason why it w ...
26-12-2023 at 15:51
by: Sir_Gawain
Lab raided again, second excuse they used failed.
That’s insane! How on earth did they think sodium acetate could be used for bomb making?!
25-12-2023 at 10:30
by: Sir_Gawain
2023 Science Madness Secret Santa – The fun begins!
Merry Christmas everyone! And violet sin, thanks for the reminder!
24-12-2023 at 20:46
by: Sir_Gawain
Urea + potassium chlorate as an explosive.
I combined saturated solutions of urea and potassium chlorate at about 80*C and let it slowly cool. ...
22-12-2023 at 10:50
by: Sir_Gawain
Urea + potassium chlorate as an explosive.
I'll make some tomorrow and try it.
21-12-2023 at 21:10
by: Sir_Gawain
Urea + potassium chlorate as an explosive.
It appears to be an adduct. Like urea (hydrogen) peroxide.
20-12-2023 at 19:17
by: Sir_Gawain
Sodium Nitrite in the news today
What are they going to ban next? Tall buildings?
18-12-2023 at 22:10
by: Sir_Gawain
Potassium bisulfate ot Potassium sulfate?
Just estimate the amount of reagents roughly, then add an excess of sulfuric acid. You’ll get most ...
18-12-2023 at 22:06
by: Sir_Gawain
Trinitrotoluene preparation
Just evaporate it down and throw it on a fire.
14-12-2023 at 09:22
by: Sir_Gawain
UK: Hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and hexamine now restricted/banned!
Distilling acetal yields formaldehyde?
14-12-2023 at 07:54
by: Sir_Gawain
Thorium nitrate
Will ThO[sub]2[/sub] dissolve in nitric acid?

[Edited on 12-14-2023 by Sir_Gawain]
14-12-2023 at 07:50
by: Sir_Gawain
Trinitrotoluene preparation
Was it [url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uwASaAqyuAk]this one?[/url]
13-12-2023 at 16:50
by: Sir_Gawain
Need a scientific name for an attachment used in a video
Like this:

[file]100238[/file]
6-12-2023 at 07:57
by: Sir_Gawain
Need a scientific name for an attachment used in a video
It looks like a thermometer adapter with a piece of glass tubing in it.
6-12-2023 at 07:42
by: Sir_Gawain
1,4-Dioxane from Ethylene Glycol and H2SO4
[rquote=689151&tid=65311&author=Fery]Do you mean the column attached to the reaction flask o ...
4-12-2023 at 06:59
by: Sir_Gawain
1,4-Dioxane from Ethylene Glycol and H2SO4
Would it help to use a vigreux column with this method? For the first distillation.
3-12-2023 at 18:20
by: Sir_Gawain
1,4-Dioxane from Ethylene Glycol and H2SO4
[rquote=689133&tid=65311&author=Fery]Hi Sir_Gawain, maybe the best route would be a continuo ...
3-12-2023 at 16:15
by: Sir_Gawain
1,4-Dioxane from Ethylene Glycol and H2SO4
Thanks, Texium!

Fery, I’ll try your method next time.

Another improvement I discovered is, ...
2-12-2023 at 12:54
by: Sir_Gawain
Notice: Subforum reorganization
Good work! This forum is due an overhaul.:)
30-11-2023 at 11:08
by: Sir_Gawain
Elemental Scientific Liquidating Chemicals, glassware, and used equipment
Yep!:D
I’ve been wanting some for a while to store WFNA in.
28-11-2023 at 12:32
by: Sir_Gawain
1,4-Dioxane from Ethylene Glycol and H2SO4
Only 11 mL of sulfuric acid for 400+ mL of glycol? I reasoned less sulfuric acid would cause less ta ...
28-11-2023 at 12:29
by: Sir_Gawain
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