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The trouble with neodymium...
[rquote=667376&tid=14145&author=Bezaleel]
Do I understand you correctly that you found that ...
27-12-2021 at 19:34
by: elementcollector1
Making rubies using microwave
Realistically, this is more of a 'ruby powder' or 'ruby bead' synthesis, given his setup, but there' ...
7-11-2021 at 10:18
by: elementcollector1
The trouble with neodymium...
Checked some more literature and found my conclusions are wrong - neodymium oxalate's stable carbona ...
7-11-2021 at 10:13
by: elementcollector1
The trouble with neodymium...
Decided to revisit this after... however many years it's been. Now that I have a job with access to ...
13-10-2021 at 13:47
by: elementcollector1
Pyrophyllite prep?
Looking to prepare specifically pyrophyllite (Al2Si4O10(OH)2), an aluminum silicate hydroxide, while ...
30-8-2021 at 20:15
by: elementcollector1
Electric stove for metal casting?
[rquote=647224&tid=156353&author=Antiswat]
one very interesting thing ive seen was first sh ...
24-10-2020 at 06:27
by: elementcollector1
Electric stove for metal casting?
I did notice that aluminum foil melted when pressed against the heating coils of my stovetop, but I ...
19-10-2020 at 15:04
by: elementcollector1
If earth's resources were differently divided?
Frankly, this would have been much more of a problem 70 years ago than it is today. Back then, the g ...
18-10-2020 at 06:48
by: elementcollector1
Platinum Group Purification
Er... I think everyone could use a little clarification here.

I'm working with a milligram-scale ...
12-10-2020 at 14:18
by: elementcollector1
Platinum Group Purification
Seen that in quite a few CodysLab videos, and I think it only works for separation from base metals? ...
8-10-2020 at 18:43
by: elementcollector1
Platinum Group Purification
Recently got a sample of natural placer platinum from a Canada gold paydirt company. I have reason t ...
8-10-2020 at 17:57
by: elementcollector1
C + NaOH experiment - Did anything happen?
[rquote=639417&tid=155677&author=Eddie Current]

Do you have a paper on this original proc ...
28-6-2020 at 16:28
by: elementcollector1
C + NaOH experiment - Did anything happen?
This technically counts as an example of carbothermic reduction, and is similar to how sodium was fi ...
28-6-2020 at 15:50
by: elementcollector1
Rosco Bodine has been banned
[rquote=639002&tid=154978&author=Joeychemist]While I do miss the exciting and experimentally ...
27-6-2020 at 08:35
by: elementcollector1
What wets mercury?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-tension_values

If I'm reading this right, water on mercury ...
13-5-2020 at 08:58
by: elementcollector1
My parents dont let me buy platinum
http://www.elementalscientific.net/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=2600
This is what I used fo ...
10-5-2020 at 15:31
by: elementcollector1
Breaking bad chemistry + fireworks from Mexico question
Not having watched Breaking Bad in my life - P[sub]2[/sub]O[sub]5[/sub] and TATP, respectively? No i ...
9-5-2020 at 20:56
by: elementcollector1
KOH from KCl using electrolysis
It won't work. Lower surface area of the anode just means it has a higher current density, not that ...
2-5-2020 at 10:48
by: elementcollector1
Why have different colour lids?
White's a colored dye, and other colors might be cheaper. Black would seem to be the cheapest, but p ...
7-4-2020 at 10:52
by: elementcollector1
Looking for platinum wire
[rquote=632776&tid=20466&author=WGTR]Considering that platinum is very useful in chemistry, ...
18-3-2020 at 10:51
by: elementcollector1
Cerium pyrophoricity
In finely divided form, it's pyrophoric. See this page for behavior in bulk form:

https://www.ele ...
14-3-2020 at 18:54
by: elementcollector1
Making Pinchbeck Brass
Switched over to brass for a bit. I was curious to see if I could make an ingot without lighting the ...
14-3-2020 at 16:02
by: elementcollector1
Rosco Bodine has been banned
I wasn't around for his more productive posts (in part because I don't have an interest in energetic ...
4-3-2020 at 20:16
by: elementcollector1
What's the cheapest metal powder to make?
The difference between welding and soldering (I think) is that for welding, at the working temperatu ...
7-2-2020 at 18:49
by: elementcollector1
Purify ferrous sulfate
[rquote=628515&tid=154571&author=Bedlasky][rquote=628497&tid=154571&author=vibbzlab] ...
24-12-2019 at 12:49
by: elementcollector1
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