Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Chemical sources chart of where to get and its use

symboom - 31-3-2017 at 02:03

Is there a master list by the international community here that has a data base for chemicals such as the source for methanol is heet antifreeze in the us and in russia ... Or uk ...the product is has this in it and used for this

j_sum1 - 31-3-2017 at 02:44

This has been thought of before. But the truth is that products vary widely in composition and availability from region to region. And also there is a mountain of different products and they are subject to change over time. 'Aint nobody got time to maintain a database.

The de-facto arrangement of sharing and comparing such information fairly freely, researching and asking questions seems to work quite well. Besides, most of us OTC junkies get good at scavenging obscure sources, reading labels and browsing MSDSs.

JJay - 31-3-2017 at 03:12

I have seen a few SDS databases that allow searching by component, but they all contain a limited number of products and aren't really designed for assisting amateur chemists.

Mesa - 31-3-2017 at 18:29

Australia has this:
https://www.msdsonline.com/msds-search

It's not comprehensive but it's still pretty useful if you live here. I used it a lot a few years back.


edit:
Scratch that, it looks like you need to have a subscription to use it now...

[Edited on 1-4-2017 by Mesa]