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Formaldehyde synthesis
I would say my goal is both. I don't like buying chemicals online in general, so being able to make ...
1-4-2026 at 21:22
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Formaldehyde synthesis
Initial attempts to synthesize an appreciable amount of formaldehyde using Oxone and methanol have b ...
1-4-2026 at 17:40
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
So glad to be here as a new member
Welcome! I'm new here too, and have a fairly small setup. Would be glad to swap project ideas.

Th ...
1-4-2026 at 17:32
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Nitric acid stains
Due to a minor structural failure of a piece of glassware sourced from eBay, I have inadvertently re ...
29-3-2026 at 11:01
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Formaldehyde synthesis
I don't have an autoclave but that does sound interesting. I will try it if and when I have the mean ...
28-3-2026 at 07:46
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Formaldehyde synthesis
I would like to try synthesizing some formaldehyde so I can try synthesizing some Bakelite and maybe ...
27-3-2026 at 17:32
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
3D Printing For The Lab
I found myself in need of a source of vacuum to use with a filtration flask I recently acquired, and ...
17-3-2026 at 16:05
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Distillation with rubber stoppers
It'll be a moot point in a few weeks when I have the proper ground glass distillation apparatus, so ...
15-3-2026 at 13:28
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Distillation with rubber stoppers
That sounds suboptimal.

I was aware it sets nitrile on fire, but just thought it ate up other kin ...
13-3-2026 at 21:20
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Distillation with rubber stoppers
I was gifted a box of glassware recently (many flasks, beakers, volumetric cylinders, tubing, and ra ...
13-3-2026 at 18:44
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Favorite beginner experiments
Well, I just failed my first attempt to get lithium carbonate from a battery, likely due to mistakin ...
27-2-2026 at 22:35
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Favorite beginner experiments
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[*] Battery dissections – a good source of quite ...
12-2-2026 at 16:52
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Favorite beginner experiments
What are the experiments you remember most fondly from your early days? I'm looking for some things ...
8-2-2026 at 20:57
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Weird Microwave Plasma from KNO3
A brief bit of searching the net for info on microwaving KNO3 turned up little beyond "please do not ...
3-2-2026 at 17:14
by: mauricethegangsteroflove
Weird Microwave Plasma from KNO3
Howdy all

I recently recrystallized some KNO3 from stump remover, and while waiting for it to dry ...
3-2-2026 at 17:08
by: mauricethegangsteroflove

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