Linus1208 - 14-7-2021 at 12:23
Hi,
I want to do some experiments with chlorine gas, especially burning some hydrocarbons in it.
For generating it, I think making it from TCCA is the best option since I already have more than a kilo of it on hand. Problem is, I don't have
hydrochloric acid, so I wanted to ask if it works with weaker acids, e.g. carbon acids like citric acid or acetic acid (vinegar with 25% acid content
is quite common here in Germany).
best regards,
Linus1208
karlos³ - 14-7-2021 at 12:34
Germany?
For example sonderpreis Baumarkt has quite cheap 31-33%, Globus 25% but discolored and more costly, and probably most every other hardware store too.
Linus1208 - 14-7-2021 at 12:48
Hmm I haven't seen any the last time I was in the hardware store, but I guess I just have to look closer 
Linus1208 - 14-7-2021 at 12:50
Otherwise I guess I'm just gonna order it from amazon, or make it from salt and dilute H2SO4 (I definitely can get that in the next hardware store).
woelen - 14-7-2021 at 23:23
TCCA and weak acids do not make a nice chlorine generator. You surely get chlorine, but the reaction is slow. As karlos³ said, you can buy 10% HCl at
nearly every hardware store and you can add that acid without dilution to the TCCA to get a nice stead flow of Cl2. Keep in mind though that TCCA and
HCl tend to foam quite a lot, which can be really annoying.