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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Verhaert_S on January 12, 2014, 04:36:20 AM
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Hi,
Is there is a safe way to NaOH pellets into fine powder?
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You can buy it as a powder or flakes.
Otherwise you will need a moisture free inert atmosphere.
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Assuming you don't need a lot, I'd get one of those hand-held coffee grinders and do your grinding in a glove box. Or, just use a mortar and pestle in a glove box.
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Assuming you don't need a lot, I'd get one of those hand-held coffee grinders and do your grinding in a glove box. Or, just use a mortar and pestle in a glove box.
Have you ever seen NaOH pellets? Sounds like you have not.
They are so hygroscopic they will clump back before you'll have the time to say "oops, I am wrong".
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Assuming you don't need a lot, I'd get one of those hand-held coffee grinders and do your grinding in a glove box. Or, just use a mortar and pestle in a glove box.
Have you ever seen NaOH pellets? Sounds like you have not.
They are so hygroscopic they will clump back before you'll have the time to say "oops, I am wrong".
Thats why I said to do it in a glove box. In a moisture-free atmosphere, you will not get the clumping. I've done before.