Dad has this old brown bottle, about 6L, it looks like an acid bottle ive seen in Chemistry labs. It dosn't say poision on the side or anything.
It should be safe to store spirits in im guessing once it had been washed out??
Its been in the shed for years. It dosn't have a label.
Storing Spirtis in a potentially old poision botle?
sathid's right.
Firstly, I wouldn't do it.
Secondly, you need to wash it out with an organic and an inorganic solvent.
Thirdly, not everything that is considered a toxicant today, was a few years ago.
Fourthly, I wouldn't do it.
Firstly, I wouldn't do it.
Secondly, you need to wash it out with an organic and an inorganic solvent.
Thirdly, not everything that is considered a toxicant today, was a few years ago.
Fourthly, I wouldn't do it.
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Anything can be cleaned.
I would rinse it out first with a several rinses of metho (or pure ethanol if you have it....l know i do
).
Then rinse with water, followed by vinegar (acid) then water then caustic (base) then water then soak it in bleach or napisan.
As Chris said, if you had access to a range of solvents......
You could get creative and use paint thinner (normally toluene), nail polish remover (a combo of acetone and ethyl acetate), petrol (a big range of alkanes (hexane, heptane predominantly) and metho which would ensure you had dissolved whatever was in there originally. i just happen to have the pure forms of each of these solvents in my shed......
I could be a smart arse and suggest not to worry since you plan on putting a poison it it anyway (ethanol).
Glad a science nerd like me can be of use now and then - i made sure i was wearing my labcoat and safety glasses whilst typing this, if only i had a web cam!
Thus endeth the science lesson for today
Cheers
DrSmurto
I would rinse it out first with a several rinses of metho (or pure ethanol if you have it....l know i do
).Then rinse with water, followed by vinegar (acid) then water then caustic (base) then water then soak it in bleach or napisan.
As Chris said, if you had access to a range of solvents......
You could get creative and use paint thinner (normally toluene), nail polish remover (a combo of acetone and ethyl acetate), petrol (a big range of alkanes (hexane, heptane predominantly) and metho which would ensure you had dissolved whatever was in there originally. i just happen to have the pure forms of each of these solvents in my shed......
I could be a smart arse and suggest not to worry since you plan on putting a poison it it anyway (ethanol).
Glad a science nerd like me can be of use now and then - i made sure i was wearing my labcoat and safety glasses whilst typing this, if only i had a web cam!
Thus endeth the science lesson for today
Cheers
DrSmurto
Pretty sure most of you have inhaled enough benzene (a known carcinogen) while filling up your car with petrol for the above method not to be an issue.
And thats after they removed all the lead from petrol......
But as Chris said, be careful using any solvents. And also the caustic. Make sure you only use COLD water when dissolving caustic soda. And i would tip vinegar into a caustic solution.
Bloody hell, i wash my hands in most of these at work, but my favourite was dichloromethane. That got my hands sparkly clean. And its only thought to be carcinogenic, yet to be proven!
And thats after they removed all the lead from petrol......
But as Chris said, be careful using any solvents. And also the caustic. Make sure you only use COLD water when dissolving caustic soda. And i would tip vinegar into a caustic solution.
Bloody hell, i wash my hands in most of these at work, but my favourite was dichloromethane. That got my hands sparkly clean. And its only thought to be carcinogenic, yet to be proven!