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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Forum => Topic started by: ha_thk on January 31, 2019, 08:51:54 AM

Title: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: ha_thk on January 31, 2019, 08:51:54 AM

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When i try to remove the flower from the bottle it turned black as well the liquid turned dark can some one tell me the procedure or which chemical or alcohol have they used to preserve this flower the bottle has been at my place from last 3  years and the flowers still look so fresh can someone please help me i wanna try making one!

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: ha_thk on February 01, 2019, 01:32:43 AM

Is there not a single expert who could help?

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: Borek on February 01, 2019, 02:50:31 AM

I am afraid there is not enough information. These are not trivial recipes and they often require a lot of tinkering.

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: ha_thk on February 02, 2019, 01:33:03 AM

so can you give me any idea what might have been used like ethyl alcohol or something else i wana give it some try?

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: Borek on February 02, 2019, 03:00:28 AM

We had some similar threads in the past, sorry, can't remember details and being on my mobile I can't easily search the forum. I believe glycol was one of the key compounds used, but I can be wrong.

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: wildfyr on February 02, 2019, 09:45:50 AM

I would start by giving it a little sniff.

Title: Re: Can some one tell me which chemical or alcohol is use to preserve this flower?
Post by: billnotgatez on February 03, 2019, 02:54:48 PM

This forum has a search feature which may help you find past post on this topic.

But we have a sticky post with several combined.

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=84102.0 (http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=84102.0)