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Offline seanspotatobusiness

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Will chloroform dissolve a cellulose sponge?
« on: December 05, 2016, 04:35:24 PM »
I'm making a small chloroform vapour bath for 3D printing and would like to prevent spillage by soaking it into a cellulose sponge. (I know I need to be careful with it and that it's a suspected carcinogen).
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Re: Will chloroform dissolve a cellulose sponge?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2016, 02:26:55 AM »
I'd be very surprised if it did. Why not test it out?

Can you think of a way to check if any cellulose is dissolved in your chloroform?
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Re: Will chloroform dissolve a cellulose sponge?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2016, 08:05:10 AM »
I guess if turbidity doesn't indicate that the cellulose is dissolving then maybe allowing the chloroform to evaporate afterwards in a suitable place would leave the cellulose behind.
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Re: Will chloroform dissolve a cellulose sponge?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2016, 08:48:41 AM »
Quote from: seanspotatobusiness on December 06, 2016, 08:05:10 AM
allowing the chloroform to evaporate afterwards in a suitable place would leave the cellulose behind.

Yes, exactly.
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