yes, i too understand how hard it is to obtain chemicals in australia, you just have to look for ages and you'll eventually find something
the most annoying thing is when you read a label of something and it says "100% alkaline salts", i don't care if their alkaline, i want to know
EXACTLY what it is!
i have been able to get
KMnO4 from the local chemist $9 for 50g
6% H2O2 from the chemist also, $14 for 400ml
31% HCl from the pool store in 5L Quantities
sodium metabisulfite at big W in the home brewing section, along with sodium percarbonate
iodine from a specialist brewing shop, it is called "iodophos" sold in 500 ml bottles for $10, 20g I2 per L of fluid
that shop also sells diammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid, calcium sulfate/ chloride and some other specialist things.
my NaOH says it can be used for making soap and is very pure i would say, got it from woolies, $3 for 500g
the one next to it was 1L of a 46% solution and was $11
though the hardest thing IMO to come across is nitrate salts and sulfuric acid, i too am a bit worried about buying H2SO4/ KNO3 over ebay and then 2
weeks later getting raided by the cops.
what is the nitrate salt used for by the chinese, i may be able to get some at my chinese specialty shop.
i live out of town, though i still cannot find these mystical 25kg bags of nitrates at any of these shops out here!
also Mg, in any form, is hard to source for some reason
btw i live in nsw
i have rung all the local chem suppliers and they immediately say " we don't sell to individuals, only companies, businesses and high school /
college labs".
what is the difference in price of ebay glassware VS chinese imported, i only have a few beakers, and my dog smashed my 250ml one, it was my
favourite!
Li
[Edited on 27-2-2012 by Lithium]
[Edited on 27-2-2012 by Lithium] |