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Offline mehdi71000

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car battry acid
« on: February 24, 2007, 12:29:27 PM »
hi
how can i purefy sulferic acid in car battry safely? thanks 8)
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Re: car battry acid
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2007, 11:35:41 PM »
My advice, don't bother. Just buy sulfuric acid from someplace.

My reasons for this are:
a) sulfuric acid is very corrosive, good luck with any type of distillation
b) cadmium tends to be in those batteries, and cadmium is toxic and can be absorbed through the skin
c) there is lead and lead sulfate, lead sulfate can be absorbed through the skin I believe
d) risk of electrical shock or possible battery explosion in the event of a short circuit
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Re: car battry acid
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2007, 03:18:03 AM »
If you can't spell it, you shouldn't try to isolate it.
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Re: car battry acid
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2007, 11:08:25 AM »
Quote from: Mitch on February 25, 2007, 03:18:03 AM
If you can't spell it, you shouldn't try to isolate it.
;) Good one Mitch ;)
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Re: car battry acid
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2007, 10:36:44 PM »
Quote from: Mitch on February 25, 2007, 03:18:03 AM
If you can't spell it, you shouldn't try to isolate it.

Even more solid reasoning as why not to do it.  ;)  :)
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