At the beginning of the crisis I tried making a small inventory of what I had available. I was amusing myself then as the list in my head was getting
longer I realized this:
I had ethanol, a lot of isopropanol, other alcohols that could be of use , concentrated bleach, NaDCCA, TCCA, bromine salts that could be used to make
bromine, potassium permanganate, iodine, formaline, paraformaldehyde...
Damn, even the copper nitrate waste could be used... Phenol(s) too!
No peracetic acid but... Sodium percarbonate !
And several kilograms of fine silver powder in case the virus grew claws and fur
I felt a bit like the space marine in Aliens boasting about his arsenal in the dropship realizing that a lot around me could be used with a bit of
work to wage war on any virus bold enough to come within sponge reach.
When it comes to hardware, I dont think a big black light lamp ramp counts. Neither does my blue laser
What about you ? What did you have in store that could have been used in the most extreme cases ?
I'm not necessarily asking what you have actually used. Just what you could have used karlos³ - 1-10-2020 at 19:10
For the most extreme cases?
NaClO2, to prepare a solution of ClO2 from, I guess, would be the most radical measure I have on hand, at least if it is as effective as I think it
is.
But except that, almost everything you mention too... but that should be part of any normal equipped laboratory anyways, no?
Not that quantity of silver powder though(sadly) B(a)P - 1-10-2020 at 20:25
I went straight to the local hardware shop only to find all the ethanol was gone, so I immediately upgraded my still.
I topped up my supply of concentrated bleach.
Otherwise I felt I had all I needed.
There was a time where I was concerned about TP because the panic buying in my country made it unavailable for about a month, thankfully the supply
came back online before my household ran out. Twospoons - 1-10-2020 at 21:54
I already had a large container of isopropanol before this mess - wifey was buying tiny 100ml bottles at huge expense so I went bulk.
I also have a couple of germicidal UV lamps ( in EPROM erasers), and sufficient electronics for the construction of an ozone generator.Corrosive Joeseph - 2-10-2020 at 00:24
