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Dlog Renim

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Hi all..

Here.. i made a batch of un-plating.. i wanted to know what container could handle Sulfuric acid ???

Because i asked if i could put it in a big 4L plastic water bottle.. and some say no..

So i guess some king of plastic aren't good.. but some might be.. as it came in a plastic bottle..

And i don't like the idea to have a BIG container of glass with acid in it

Tank you all
 
Glass is best. I would suggest that the original container be used. If you fear breakage, place them in 1 liter bottles and pad them with corrugated cardboard.
 
Every time I bought concentrated sulfuric, it was shipped in a 55 gallon polyethylene (PE) drum. I wouldn't use a milk container, though, not because it would attack it but because sulfuric is very heavy and those jugs are thin and flimsy. I have stored sulfuric many times in heavier PE jugs I bought from a chemical supplier. Whatever you use, put the container in a PE tray just in case. I don't like putting a lot of sulfuric in glass either.

http://www.schollechemical.com/55gadrac1spg.html

http://www.avantormaterials.com/uploadedFiles/Content/Micro/Contain_Specs.pdf

http://www.vp-scientific.com/Chemical_Resistance_Chart.htm

Don't put hot sulfuric in PE containers. Let it cool first.
 
Make sure you label on the container if you put the sulfuric acid in the container for safety.
 
these are good webpage goldsilverpro !!!

i have one of these blue tub but smaller than the picture of your first link.. but i dont have any covert for it.. i will manage something..
 
I might mention that most plastic buckets are made from high density polyethylene (HDPE). According to this chart, the results with 98% H2SO4 are good (but not excellent) after 30 days.
http://pt.rexnord.com/products/guards/orange_peel_guards/hdpechemresistpdf01feb.pdf
 
than i might be good as i wont keep my acid at 98% i will keep it around 50%

again tank you goldsilverpro
 
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