jhonn
Harmless
Posts: 16
Registered: 19-11-2012
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
Sodium ascorbate/ascorbic acid as a reducing agent
I want to remove chlorate impurities from a perchlorate solution.I know this can be done with sodium sulfite or sulfur dioxide.But i want to know if
this can be done with ascorbic acid/sodium ascorbate.Iknow that ascorbate is not a strong reducing agent, but what if i leave it in an air free
container for long periods of time?I'll enjoy any information about this subject.
And sorry for posting this on the wrong section, i intended to post it on general chemistry.
[Edited on 31-12-2012 by jhonn]
|
|
|
Swede
Hazard to Others
Posts: 491
Registered: 4-9-2008
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
Why not give it a try on a small scale? If you have the appropriate qualitative testing reagents for chlorate, testing your solution at periodic
intervals will show if there is activity.
I've used potassium metabisulfite to successfully clean chlorates from a saturated perchlorate solution, but applying it so as to not require large
amounts of the metabisulfite is a bit tricky, as the SO2 gas is what does the job, and it bubbles off rapidly.
Just how "clean" does your perchlorate need to be? The U.S. military specification for potassium perchlorate, as a pyrotechnic oxidizer, allows a
surprising amount of chlorate, and still be acceptable. If you need the perchlorate for some other chemistry purpose, then obviously, you'll need to
get the levels down lower than the mil spec.
|
|
|
AndersHoveland
Hazard to Other Members, due to repeated speculation and posting of untested highly dangerous procedures!
Posts: 1986
Registered: 2-3-2011
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
Hydrochloric acid will also react with chlorate, while leaving the perchlorate alone. Of course, you will then have to fractionally crystallize out
the perchlorate again, to separate it from the chloride.
I'm not saying let's go kill all the stupid people...I'm just saying lets remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
|
|
|
Texium
|
Thread Moved
20-11-2023 at 12:49 |
![[*]](images/xpblue/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
