Comment on Making large quantities of iron oxide by electrolysis
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
This is a mixture of oxides, hydroxides, and nonoxidized iron chunks and who knows what else. Also probably some chlorine gas to breath in.
Comment on Making large quantities of iron oxide by electrolysis
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
This is a mixture of oxides, hydroxides, and nonoxidized iron chunks and who knows what else. Also probably some chlorine gas to breath in.
TUVIMEN@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
At temperatures where iron II oxide oxidizes to III state, any iron hydroxide would decompose. Any other impurities but carbon can be washed off.
About chlorine i couldn’t even smell any throughout the process.
Nonetheless it works great for thermite.
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Just to be safe you might consider replasing chloride with sulfate.
Sure this is great way to make thermite or anything that does not exactly care about oxidation state, that part I can confirm.
Furthermore, you are close to iron(6) synthesis here using drain cleaner. Yield would be even lower, but fun is worth it. Be careful though, when literature states it blows up, they mean it.