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Sulfuric acid purification problems
Distilling sulfuric acid is not something I feel comfortable doing. I’m afraid my condenser’s go ... |
15-11-2023 at 16:59
by: Sir_Gawain |
Sulfuric acid purification problems
While I usually buy the Walmart Kleen-Out brand drain opener, I decided to try the Ace Hardware Root ... |
15-11-2023 at 15:51
by: Sir_Gawain |
Distillation Newbie (my 2nd post ever!)
Try making trimethyl borate. Methanol is easily available as a gas additive, and boric acid as roach ... |
13-11-2023 at 16:54
by: Sir_Gawain |
Recovery of silver, mercury and chromium from acid mixture
Won’t the mercury precipitate with the silver as mercury (I) chloride? |
10-11-2023 at 20:38
by: Sir_Gawain |
NENO
Please share your TNT procedure! |
7-11-2023 at 19:31
by: Sir_Gawain |
Distillation Newbie (my 2nd post ever!)
Distill ethanol from hand sanitizer. If you use the 80% liquid stuff it’s very easy and you get a ... |
6-11-2023 at 11:24
by: Sir_Gawain |
Crystal Growing
Yeah, I washed thoroughly afterward. |
4-11-2023 at 14:20
by: Sir_Gawain |
Nickel Sulfate Crystal
This one took about a month and a half.
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It's actuall ... |
4-11-2023 at 14:15
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
You could just add an excess of sulfuric acid to convert it all into bisulfate. |
2-11-2023 at 17:02
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
1. Yes, hot sulfuric acid plus hydrogen peroxide will destroy any organic contaminants like the dyes ... |
1-11-2023 at 06:57
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
Pure nitric acid boils at 83°C, 68% azeotropic at 120°C.
If you want to purify your sulfuric aci ... |
1-11-2023 at 05:56
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
To up the purity and remove most of the NO[sub]2[/sub], re-distill it with some sulfuric acid. Just ... |
31-10-2023 at 14:37
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
150°C is far too hot for fuming nitric acid. Nitric acid decomposes into NO[sub]2[/sub] and water u ... |
30-10-2023 at 16:09
by: Sir_Gawain |
Weird things during nitric acid synthesis
You might have heated it enough to drive some water out of the sulfuric acid. Also, 10 mL is not nea ... |
30-10-2023 at 15:34
by: Sir_Gawain |
First RDX synthesis and questions
The reason I added a little NH[sub]4[/sub]NO[sub]3[/sub] was (as you said) to increase yield. I read ... |
27-10-2023 at 20:40
by: Sir_Gawain |
Should your family know what you are doing?
I agree, proper storage is very important. Store your stuff around where your family lives and somet ... |
24-10-2023 at 19:16
by: Sir_Gawain |
Should your family know what you are doing?
I also started out in the laundry room before graduating to the basement; I currently have a room in ... |
24-10-2023 at 07:46
by: Sir_Gawain |
RDX K Method Temperature control
The heating step is to destroy any impurities from side reactions. The nitration must be complete be ... |
23-10-2023 at 11:53
by: Sir_Gawain |
testing for ammonium nitrate & nitrogen content
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I guess that would mean by adding ammonium ... |
20-10-2023 at 09:26
by: Sir_Gawain |
testing for ammonium nitrate & nitrogen content
Pure ammonium nitrate cannot have less than 35% percent nitrogen (NH[sub]4[/sub]NO[sub]3[/sub]= 80 g ... |
19-10-2023 at 18:07
by: Sir_Gawain |
First RDX synthesis and questions
I ended up recrystallizing it with acetone and it took about 100 mL. I did it mostly because there w ... |
12-10-2023 at 05:34
by: Sir_Gawain |
First RDX synthesis and questions
Today I attempted an RDX synthesis by the HDN and WFNA method. Firstly, I prepared hexamine dinit ... |
10-10-2023 at 14:46
by: Sir_Gawain |
Minimum difference between plastic explosives?
Perhaps the slightly higher density is countered by a lower concentration of HE. Also, the measuring ... |
1-10-2023 at 05:54
by: Sir_Gawain |
Radium extraction from watch hands
I'm pretty sure radium metal is way too reactive to electroplate in aqueous solution. Telyron, could ... |
1-10-2023 at 05:45
by: Sir_Gawain |
Radium extraction from watch hands
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No, it won't, but you can convert Ra sulphat ... |
30-9-2023 at 16:47
by: Sir_Gawain |
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