yes, i too understand how hard it is to obtain chemicals in australia, you just have to look for ages and you'll eventually find something![:)](./images/smilies/smile.gif)
the most annoying thing is when you read a label of something and it says "100% alkaline salts", i don't care if their alkaline, i want to know
EXACTLY what it is!
i have been able to get
KMnO4 from the local chemist $9 for 50g
6% H2O2 from the chemist also, $14 for 400ml
31% HCl from the pool store in 5L Quantities
sodium metabisulfite at big W in the home brewing section, along with sodium percarbonate
iodine from a specialist brewing shop, it is called "iodophos" sold in 500 ml bottles for $10, 20g I2 per L of fluid
that shop also sells diammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid, calcium sulfate/ chloride and some other specialist things.
my NaOH says it can be used for making soap and is very pure i would say, got it from woolies, $3 for 500g
the one next to it was 1L of a 46% solution and was $11
though the hardest thing IMO to come across is nitrate salts and sulfuric acid, i too am a bit worried about buying H2SO4/ KNO3 over ebay and then 2
weeks later getting raided by the cops.
what is the nitrate salt used for by the chinese, i may be able to get some at my chinese specialty shop.
i live out of town, though i still cannot find these mystical 25kg bags of nitrates at any of these shops out here!
also Mg, in any form, is hard to source for some reason
btw i live in nsw
i have rung all the local chem suppliers and they immediately say " we don't sell to individuals, only companies, businesses and high school /
college labs".![:mad:](./images/smilies/mad.gif)
what is the difference in price of ebay glassware VS chinese imported, i only have a few beakers, and my dog smashed my 250ml one, it was my
favourite!![:(](./images/smilies/sad.gif)
Li
[Edited on 27-2-2012 by Lithium]
[Edited on 27-2-2012 by Lithium] |