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oily magnesium turnings
I have some Mg turnings and they are coated with an oily type substance. I tried to clean some with diethyl E, but that didn't seam to work all that
great and when used didn't do too well. Could I use a hydrocarbon to wash them, then ether wash? Suggestions welcome and thank you.
[Edited on 18-6-2016 by skip]
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Eddygp
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Light petroleum distillate should be able to take the oily substance off (hopefully). Since it is fairly volatile it won't leave a slick coating on
them after cleaning.
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Ether didn't work well? Might try Acetone, or the cheapest of all common non-polar solvents...Gasoline! Seems like those turnings must be coated
with something that is either too polar, is too non-polar, or is polymerized.
Next up, Methylene Chloride!
Ether dissolves most things, but a gummy drying-oil might resist it.
[Edited on 23-6-2016 by zed]
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Dwarvensilver
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Cleaning Mg turnings
Greets,
Have you thought about trisodium phosphate?
We use it to clean metals that will see O2. They have to be really clean
Cheers
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Hi Dwarvensilver
Please, comment on that cleaning.
Molten salt?
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