When we say nearby how nearby are we talking about? Like in the same room or just within a few feet? I didn't know about the gas that the mixture would give off. I'll have to remember that when I go to store it in a container to make sure that the cap isn't fully tightened. --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, garydeal <garydeal@...> wrote: > > > >I use glass Mason canning jars. They come with a lid and ring but you > >can buy plastic screw on lids. Has worked for me for 2 years. > > I'd suggest not using glass that seals. The hydrogen peroxide will > continue to decompose and produce oxygen gas while in storage, which can > produce enough pressure to burst the container (the type of seal on a > mason jar with the two-part lid might be ok for this, but I wouldn't use > it). I've had several exploding glass containers of other things over the > years, and even if the contents isn't nasty the glass can fly quite a > ways. > > I've stored the stuff in a brown plastic peroxide bottle, having > squeezed it quite a bit before capping, and had it develop enough > pressure to show stretch lines down the sides of the bottle. The big > plastic ketchup squeeze bottles sound about perfect, since they can vent > the pressure while sealed. The vented gasses will still rust/corrode any > metal nearby... > > -Gary >
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Re: Storing Muriatic Acid & Hydrogen peroxide
2011-08-18 by freespamfree
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