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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CuCl disposal

From: "Leon Heller" <leon.heller@...>
Date: 2005-03-02

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From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:41 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] CuCl disposal, "flip stick", burning


>
> Hi,
>
> remember the "flip stick" source for CuCl?
> It is simply thrown into the fire and burnt.
>
> I wonder, would that be a appropriate way to dispose of excess CuCl?
> If one neutralizes the HCl with NaOh or something else, then evaporates
> the water, and then burns the crystals?
>
> If flip sticks containing copper cloride are burnt it can't be bad???
> Get rid of the "overgrowth" of CuCl and clean the oven at the same time.
>
> Any thoughts welcome.

Extract the copper by electrolysis and sell it. 8-)

Leon
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