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Antifreeze in Heating Bath
It would make a nice substitute for an ice bath.
21-4-2015 at 10:19
by: subsecret
A true story about a true raid.
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It would be a good idea for all amateur chemists to ...
17-4-2015 at 16:56
by: subsecret
is the reaction of arsenic and iodide exothermic to a large degree, or is it more like mercury and iodine which react slowly and
I hope you find the philosopher's stone.
15-4-2015 at 06:20
by: subsecret
Which nitrate to buy?
I don't recommend calcium nitrate. It's like having copper (II) in the form of the carbonate; it's p ...
12-4-2015 at 06:19
by: subsecret
Fiberglass Cloth - Available in the US
I made a blanket that looks like the outline of a pair of pants, or a very square "U." This way, I c ...
7-4-2015 at 16:21
by: subsecret
Fiberglass Cloth - Available in the US
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I had read the silicone doesn't make it through th ...
7-4-2015 at 10:50
by: subsecret
Labels for chemical bottles
You could make it in MS paint. It may be difficult to get it consistent, but you'd get close, and ha ...
4-4-2015 at 17:28
by: subsecret
Interesting Method for Stripping Copper Wires
Very nice.

Distillation is one thing, but cleaning the residue in the flask is another.
27-3-2015 at 20:32
by: subsecret
Hydrolysis of Nylon 6,6 to obtain Putrescine
Yes, using acid hydrolysis won't immediately produce the amine (rather the salt), so you can isolate ...
27-3-2015 at 06:51
by: subsecret
DCM vs ether
[rquote=398349&tid=61904&author=Amos]Is there any reason that hexane or heptane wouldn't be ...
25-3-2015 at 06:33
by: subsecret
Mom-and-pop lemonade-stand-style ways to make quick legal cash from chemistry
Pesticides.
23-3-2015 at 14:57
by: subsecret
Sciencemadness comment box!
[rquote=397390&tid=30434&author=j_sum1]Actually, the absence of a "like" button is one of th ...
18-3-2015 at 18:14
by: subsecret
Sciencemadness comment box!
It would be neat if the forum had a "like" feature for individual posts, though this might be diffic ...
17-3-2015 at 18:45
by: subsecret
Demethylation of Xylene to Toluene/Benzene
Here's a paper that details the movement of alkyl groups around a benzene ring, and sometimes even d ...
17-3-2015 at 17:27
by: subsecret
Good Chemical Respirator for Home Labs?
You can get various gas mask filters on Ebay and other places, most of which have NATO threads. Ther ...
16-3-2015 at 18:40
by: subsecret
homebuilt fume hood
What about a perforated tabletop with an intake plenum underneath?
8-3-2015 at 20:20
by: subsecret
Illegal to misuse store-bought chemicals?
If these laws are real, they're to prevent pesticide/algicide/fungicide pollution. More people will ...
8-3-2015 at 18:38
by: subsecret
1-Nitronaphthalene Residues: Need a good solvent.
Thanks for the replies; I didn't know that Sigma had some solubility information.

I think that mu ...
7-3-2015 at 14:09
by: subsecret
1-Nitronaphthalene Residues: Need a good solvent.
So, I decided to make 1-nitronaphthalene as follows:

20 mL concentrated HNO[sub]3[/sub] and 20 mL ...
6-3-2015 at 21:10
by: subsecret
Storage of Manganese heptoxide
Not a bad experiment to be repeated if you work behind plexiglass with leather welding gloves and ve ...
25-2-2015 at 20:07
by: subsecret
Aluminum Chloride
Aluminum is a major component of the earth's crust, mostly in the form of oxides and basic oxides II ...
24-2-2015 at 19:48
by: subsecret
Lab technique question.
@aga: Good idea.

You could put a piece of foil on top of the can and around the flask to get a st ...
21-2-2015 at 16:49
by: subsecret
Thermocouples
I don't see why an NMR tube wouldn't work... Just make sure it fits well into the adapter, because m ...
20-2-2015 at 11:29
by: subsecret
Help with stoichiometry of a complex reaction: sulfuric acid and bleach
I use TCCA and 31% HCl to make chlorine. For most purposes, run the gas through a tube stuffed with ...
18-2-2015 at 19:08
by: subsecret
Moonshiners #2 Proofing: Myth or Reality
[rquote=392358&tid=61571&author=blogfast25][rquote=392350&tid=61571&author=Awesomene ...
16-2-2015 at 07:05
by: subsecret
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