ahill
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heptane in Oz ?
Anyone know where I can get some heptane ?
I could use a liter or two.
..I'd be pretty happy to trade it for methanol 
Cheers.
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Quote: Originally posted by ahill  | Anyone know where I can get some heptane ?
I could use a liter or two.
..I'd be pretty happy to trade it for methanol
Cheers. |
Although this Aussie site says it is "out of stock", it does list Bestine (which is 100% heptane):
http://www.fishpond.com.au/Arts_Crafts/Bestine-Solvent-and-T...
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I can get from a bulk OTC source
but no thanks to methanol. got enough for now
[Edited on 3-12-2015 by diddi]
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Volanschemia
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You can distill it from lighter fluid, which is about 50/50 Diethyl Ether/Heptane.
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vapor, soot and flame, poisons and poverty; yet among all these evils I seem to live so sweetly that may I die if I were to change places with the
Persian king" - Johann Joachim Becher, 1635 to 1682.
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Amos
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I think you mean starter fluid; lighter fluid is usually petroleum distillates.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Amos |
I think you mean starter fluid; lighter fluid is usually petroleum distillates.[/rquote
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Yo homie you got any specific brands that you know contain this? Give one of those sweet bunnings link bro thank
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ahill
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| Quote: | | I think you mean starter fluid; lighter fluid is usually petroleum distillates. |
Normally I'm right up for a bit of home-hardware distillation (often aquiring the reagents/solvents is so much more rewarding than the actual
procedure I want them for), but for now, I'd really just rather order some and have it turn up at my door. (I think I might have burned myself out
distilling DCM out of paint stripper last month)
Not sure what the cost per liter via the starter fluid route is, but I suspect LR grade from a posh lab supplier would be cheaper. (and lets face it,
prolly a lot cleaner!)
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There are different brands of starter fluids, with different hydrocarbons. Some might have methylcyclohexane. The amount of ether also varies: today I
distilled only 50 ml of Et2O from a can of starter fluid. This, of course, may have to do with the fact that I emptied the bottle by spraying and lost
a lot of ether.
Smells like ammonia....
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