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storage

thorazine - 15-5-2009 at 11:53

hi!
I bought some chemicals on ebay, low quantity, but i dont know how to store this! I'm thinking in plastic flasks (this used in urine analysis), what do you think? Its safe? what chemicals are incompatible? (potassium chlorate and organic compounds, meal powder..more??)

"the list"

LOT 1

POTASSIUM NITRATE 60GRAMS.

SULFUR/SULPHUR 30GRAMS.

SODIUM NITRATE 21GRAMS.

CHARCOAL POWDER 16GRAMS.

SODIUM CHLORATE 18GRAMS

UREA 14GRAMS.

MAGNESIUM RIBBON 6".

IRON (II) SULPHATE 16GRAMS.

POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE 36GRAMS.

PARAFFIN WAX 11GRAMS.

BARIUM NITRATE 21GRAMS.

DEXTRIN 15GRAMS.

STEARIN 10GRAMS.

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 12GRAMS.

OXALIC ACID 16GRAMS.

HEXAMINE 10GRAMS.

MEAL POWDER 46GRAMS.

STRONTIUM NITRATE 22GRAMS.

IRON POWDER 300MESH 46GRAMS.

MAGNALIUM POWDER 16GRAM

POTASSIUM NITRATE 47GRAMS.

LOT2

SULFUR/SULPHUR 18GRAMS.

SODIUM NITRATE 43GRAMS.

CHARCOAL POWDER 12GRAMS.

SODIUM CHLORATE 19GRAMS

MAGNESIUM RIBBON 6".

IRON (II) SULPHATE 15GRAMS.

POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE 22GRAMS.

PARAFFIN WAX 11GRAMS.

BARIUM NITRATE 18GRAMS.

DEXTRIN 18GRAMS.

STEARIN 11GRAMS.

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 16GRAMS.

OXALIC ACID 18GRAMS.

HEXAMINE 9GRAMS.

MEAL POWDER 21GRAMS.

STRONTIUM NITRATE 23GRAMS.

IRON POWDER 300MESH 51GRAMS.

MAGNALIUM POWDER 14GRAMS.

SODIUM BICARBONATE 16GRAMS.

IRON (III) OXIDE 19GRAMS.

LACTOSE 14GRAMS.

ALUMINIUM POWDER 250MESH (MIN) 21GRAMS.



Thanks!!! :)


[Edited on 15-5-2009 by thorazine]

[Edited on 15-5-2009 by thorazine]

DJF90 - 15-5-2009 at 12:00

Pyro materials then. Most important thing to do is store the oxidants away from the reductants eg. keep the perchlorate/chlorate/permanganate/nitrate AWAY from the metal powders/ribbon and sulfur. Remember that barium nitrate is TOXIC.

thorazine - 15-5-2009 at 13:43

Thanks!

I´ve made 3 groups:


1
Sodium Nitrate
Potassium Nitrate
Potassium Permanganate
Potassium perchlorate
Strontium nitrate
Sodium chlorate
Barium nitrate

2
magnalium powder
iron powder
iron(II) oxide
iron(II) sulphate
sulphur
aluminium powder
meal powder
magnesium ribbon

3
lactose
stearin
charcoal
sodium bicarbonate
dextrin
urea
parafin wax
hexamine (?)
oxalic acid (?)

what do you think? I'm not sure if hexamine and oxalic acid are in the right place. Can any of this substances attack plastic (in solid state)?

Thanks! ;)

a_bab - 15-5-2009 at 23:46

The plastic used for urine tests is polystyrene, and there are no problems with it (only strong acids or solvents would attack it). It is brittle though.