tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685224604900439299.post5693638939027095849..comments2023-04-02T10:16:49.059+01:00Comments on The Boiling Point: Lab Mishaps No. 4 - How Not To Clean Your Glasswareamonkeywithatypewriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723749603101629656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685224604900439299.post-55609306009876981622013-11-25T08:19:50.469+00:002013-11-25T08:19:50.469+00:00It is really beautiful and it makes the sinters sp...It is really beautiful and it makes the sinters sparkling clear and white!Personalized Glasswarehttp://glasscoasterstore.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685224604900439299.post-3620920436291083222011-07-13T22:12:24.838+01:002011-07-13T22:12:24.838+01:00The news reported (http://www.weartv.com, http://w...The news reported (http://www.weartv.com, http://www.pnj.com) that a couple students apparently working on an independent study at the Univ. of West Florida caused an explosion while ceaning up. While details are skimpy, they were using acetone and nitric acid to clean glassware. <br /><br />Two students were slightly injured and the science bldg was locked down for a couple hours.Jim Wintershttp://roman-winters.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685224604900439299.post-2166428510798603532011-02-23T23:02:03.693+00:002011-02-23T23:02:03.693+00:00Agree- piranha mixture is the way to go!Agree- piranha mixture is the way to go!Coconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685224604900439299.post-31171593384758726902011-02-22T10:01:30.280+00:002011-02-22T10:01:30.280+00:00This has happened in our lab before with nitric ac...This has happened in our lab before with nitric acid and dirty sinters, our supervisor is convinced that RT acetone is all you need to clean stuff (as we should be doing reactions 'properly' and not get polymer shit on our glassware in the first place).<br /><br />piranha mixture is 2:1 conc sulfuric acid/ hydrogen peroxide, it cleans beautifully and makes sinters sparkling white. A final acetone wash is a new level of stupidity, formation of acetone peroxides is facile...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com