KFC Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 A Have Some Plant Food And I Want To Purify It. I Want Potassium Nitrate and Ammonium Nitrate. The Plant Food Parts Are: Total Nitrogen (N).................18% 1.4% Ammonium Nitrogen 2.6% Nitrate Nitrogen 14% Urea Nitrogen Available Phosphate (P2O2)....18% Solube Potash (KO2)..............21% Magnesium (Mg) (Total) .50% Water Solube Magnesium (Mg) Copper (Cu).........................0.05% .05% Water Solube Copper (Cu) Iron (Fe)..............................0.10% .10% Chelated Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn)....................0.05% .05% Chelated Manganese (Mn) Zinc (Zn) .05% Water Solube Zinc (Zn) Derived From Ammonium Sulfate, Potassium Nitrate, Urea, Potassium Phosphate, Magnesium Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Iron EDTA, Manganese EDTA, and Zinc Sulfate
woelen Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Forget about it. Too much impurities. It will be a real pain to extract the ingredients at reasonable purity. If you want pure ammonium nitrate, you'd better buy some fertilizer, based on this compound (together with some chalk) and then dissolve this and let all insoluble matter settle and evaporate the clear liquid to dryness above a warm heater at 60C or so.
Darkblade48 Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 woelan is correct, this will be nearly impossible to extract a good, pure sample of what you want.
KFC Posted February 22, 2006 Author Posted February 22, 2006 Then How Can I Get Ammonium Sulfate and Can I do Thing Pyroish With It
woelen Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Then How Can I Get Ammonium Sulfate and Can I do Thing Pyroish With It Pyro-things you cannot do with ammonium sulfate. That requires ammonium nitrate, but ammonium nitrate also is not that suitable. It is very hygroscopic. If you really want to do pyro-things, then start with potassium nitrate. This can be purchased as fertilizer (potassium saltpeter, a.k.a. kali salpeter in non-english speaking countries). This fertilizer contains up to 94% of KNO3 and for first basic experiments this is good enough. Wait until spring, in winter time it may be hard to obtain this material and some persons may think it is suspicious if someone buys this stuff in winter time.
KFC Posted February 22, 2006 Author Posted February 22, 2006 I live in California It Is Always Hot And Sunny How and can you make a solar cell out of a home lab inculding a kilm ?
[w00t] Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 i think your better of reading a book or something. also it would be good if u made a habit to edit ur post to add something new that pops up in ur head right after u post something. Ammonium Nitrate is extremly hygroscopic, i left some out for 2 hours and i came back and it was liquid... also if u were to purify it and then evaporate the filtrate it its good to do it at <100*c heat. i once did it higher and the ammonium nitrate ended up melting with the water or something and it turned in to something brown very much same characteristic as candle wax
YT2095 Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 carbamide (urea) is not an oxidiser, in fact it`s used as a stabiliser in some explosives and also used in some fire proofing formulas.
YT2095 Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 lol, nope, non that would be worth the effort, the only usable element in urea is the Carbon, so you may as well just buy some charcoal in the 1`st place
KFC Posted March 9, 2006 Author Posted March 9, 2006 How Do You If Possible Make Carbide With A Home Lab ?
YT2095 Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 not in any significant quantities or without an arc furnace (big or small).
YT2095 Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 I`ve no idea, I live in the UK, and couldn`t tell you what it costs here either if I want Ethene (acetylene) I open the tap on a gas bottle of it.
KFC Posted March 9, 2006 Author Posted March 9, 2006 What Phosphorus Compound Glow In The Dark Want Exposed To Photons And How Do You If Possible Make With A Home Lab ?
KFC Posted March 9, 2006 Author Posted March 9, 2006 I Mean What Make Glow In The Dark Plastic Glow In The Dark?
KFC Posted March 10, 2006 Author Posted March 10, 2006 How Do I Make White Phosphorus Out Of Red Phosphorus ?
Darkblade48 Posted March 10, 2006 Posted March 10, 2006 How Do I Make White Phosphorus Out Of Red Phosphorus ? Some of these questions are better left unanswered unless you do some research yourself
KFC Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 Does Anyone Know What The Salts In The Pacific Ocean?
aj47 Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Mainly NaCl but you can also find epsom salts, potassium salts, iodine salts in small quantities.
KFC Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 How Would I Get Potassium Nitrate Out Of It, Or Does It Have To Many Impurities?
Darkblade48 Posted April 1, 2006 Posted April 1, 2006 How Would I Get Potassium Nitrate Out Of It, Or Does It Have To Many Impurities? You most likely won't get any significant yield of KNO3 from sea water...
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