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Advice on best bottles for 98% HNO3
I want to second the suggestion of the glass bottle with ground glass stopper. That's what I use (s ...
24-5-2019 at 19:39
by: sbreheny
NaOH attacking glass
Hi all,

I've often heard cautions about keeping strong bases in glass (either for storage or for ...
12-5-2019 at 22:05
by: sbreheny
Singlet Oxygen Luminescence in a Home Lab
Very late addition to this thread but this is my singlet O2 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch? ...
9-4-2019 at 22:27
by: sbreheny
Diethyl ether storage and peroxides
Thanks for the comments. Regarding the mass loss - I do think that the most likely cause is simply l ...
31-3-2019 at 22:34
by: sbreheny
Diethyl ether storage and peroxides
I wanted to add a data point of anecdotal experience in long-term storage of diethyl ether. I bought ...
31-3-2019 at 00:22
by: sbreheny
Polycone cap chemical compatibility
Hi all,

I've had a handful of chemicals in storage which have degraded their polycone caps over t ...
9-12-2018 at 19:01
by: sbreheny
temp probes for thermoSci and IKA hotplates
I believe that they usually use PT100 RTD sensors for these probes (at least that's what my Corning ...
6-6-2018 at 17:50
by: sbreheny
EPP 15% Sulphuric acid !
One thing I don't understand about these acid attacks is the extent of skin damage to the victims. I ...
6-6-2018 at 17:24
by: sbreheny
EPP 15% Sulphuric acid !
I am sorry for you guys in the UK having to deal with these silly laws. I think, though, that some p ...
4-6-2018 at 21:11
by: sbreheny
Propylene carbonate Synthesis
FYI, there is an eBay seller offering this chemical now: https://www.ebay.com/itm/162903923500
4-6-2018 at 19:39
by: sbreheny
Old decomposed Titanium (III) Chloride
[rquote=520522&tid=83584&author=j_sum1]TiO2 sounds about right.
TiCl3 is not stable in aque ...
4-6-2018 at 19:33
by: sbreheny
Old decomposed Titanium (III) Chloride
Hi all,

I recently bought an old (I'd estimate 30 years old) bottle of what was supposed to be a ...
4-6-2018 at 19:16
by: sbreheny
Hydronium H9O4??!!
Thanks to everyone for their answers. What about the second part of my question - has anyone heard o ...
9-8-2016 at 18:02
by: sbreheny
Hydronium H9O4??!!
Hi all,

I came across a product called "Non-Corrosive Acid":

http://www.blueeagleclean.com/pro ...
8-8-2016 at 20:06
by: sbreheny
Copper and Acetone
Hi all,

Many of you are probably familiar with the reaction which takes placed when glowing (or n ...
22-2-2016 at 20:35
by: sbreheny
Briggs-Rauscher Oscillating Reaction
Hi all,

Just wanted to post my successful attempt at performing the Briggs-Rauscher reaction:

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28-1-2016 at 22:04
by: sbreheny
eBay De-listing Potassium Nitrate?
I have indeed bought H2SO4 from Duda Diesel before but it was through eBay. He still sells on eBay b ...
24-12-2015 at 09:25
by: sbreheny
Recent change on eBay and Amazon?
Hi All,

I've bought quite a few chemicals from eBay sellers or Amazon sellers over the past 3 yea ...
23-12-2015 at 18:58
by: sbreheny
Flux for zinc smelting?
Additional photo and info - I found that I had to cover the entire surface of the metal in the pot w ...
17-10-2015 at 23:06
by: sbreheny
Flux for zinc smelting?
Your analysis of the problem (oxide coating acting as a skin) is exactly right in my experience. Abo ...
17-10-2015 at 23:02
by: sbreheny
Argon density
Hi all,

Just wanted to share a quick bit about an experiment I did which was nothing spectacular ...
18-9-2015 at 23:23
by: sbreheny
When Chemistry Goes Wrong
I did some basic garage chemistry as a kid and only got back into it 2 years ago at age 33 but boy d ...
15-9-2015 at 20:41
by: sbreheny
Table of organic compounds sold by Elemental Scientific
Unless I am missing something, the entire Benz- row doesn't fit with the others. Is Benzanol (?) mea ...
14-9-2015 at 17:55
by: sbreheny
Practical Techniques for Preparing Ampoules with Large Lanthanide Samples
[rquote=418844&tid=63571&author=Dan Vizine]Once this is done, the tube is given a final flus ...
13-9-2015 at 08:54
by: sbreheny
Fuming nitric acid storage
annaandherdad: I think you could be extra careful and make the cap last longer. How long, I don't kn ...
12-9-2015 at 21:48
by: sbreheny
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