beav3r316
Active member
Hey everyone, I just have a question about the incineration process of my gold bearing filters..
In Hoke's book, she states to throw gasoline on the filters and burn them down... I have read in a few posts here that this is not advocated by our resident experts. I am just wondering if it is because of the safety concern with how ferociously a gasoline fire can burn, especially in the worst conditions outside (Wind, etc..)
..or is the reason we shouldn't use it because the burning of gasoline releases Hydrocarbons. Which may help to volatilize and lose values in the smoke that comes off? (Not sure if that is possible or not with hydrocarbons)... I do know from my studies here that carbon can rob us of our gold, but is that same loss of gold possible from the burning of gasoline? Particularly when dealing with filters?
I only ask because, currently my heat source for filter incineration is sub-par (a propane turkey fryer) and the distance from the flame to where the pan sits is some 9"+ away...While I can crank it up a lot, the use of fuel is exponentially higher.
Is there an additional fuel source I can add to the filters (pre-fire) to help get the job done safely and cost effectively? I have a couple different fuel sources at my house, ...I was thinking maybe denatured alcohol would do a better job if it was the nasty exhaust compounds that were the cause for concern with gasoline? I use it in my Subaru STi as opposed to a methyl mix, so I have plenty of it around...but, I am going to wait until I get some input by Harold or one of our awesome in-house chemists.
Thank you very much in advance for any input... Sorry if this has been discussed in greater detail on another thread, I ran a couple searches looking for it, but everything I came upon was not directly related to this.
..if so, be gentle :lol:
"The author has purposely gone into every
small detail necessary to instruct the newcomer who knows nothing of
chemistry or laboratory technique. From the chemist, who may skip
these elementary instructions, we ask patience with the beginners"....
Again, Thank you
Beaver
In Hoke's book, she states to throw gasoline on the filters and burn them down... I have read in a few posts here that this is not advocated by our resident experts. I am just wondering if it is because of the safety concern with how ferociously a gasoline fire can burn, especially in the worst conditions outside (Wind, etc..)
..or is the reason we shouldn't use it because the burning of gasoline releases Hydrocarbons. Which may help to volatilize and lose values in the smoke that comes off? (Not sure if that is possible or not with hydrocarbons)... I do know from my studies here that carbon can rob us of our gold, but is that same loss of gold possible from the burning of gasoline? Particularly when dealing with filters?
I only ask because, currently my heat source for filter incineration is sub-par (a propane turkey fryer) and the distance from the flame to where the pan sits is some 9"+ away...While I can crank it up a lot, the use of fuel is exponentially higher.
Is there an additional fuel source I can add to the filters (pre-fire) to help get the job done safely and cost effectively? I have a couple different fuel sources at my house, ...I was thinking maybe denatured alcohol would do a better job if it was the nasty exhaust compounds that were the cause for concern with gasoline? I use it in my Subaru STi as opposed to a methyl mix, so I have plenty of it around...but, I am going to wait until I get some input by Harold or one of our awesome in-house chemists.
Thank you very much in advance for any input... Sorry if this has been discussed in greater detail on another thread, I ran a couple searches looking for it, but everything I came upon was not directly related to this.
..if so, be gentle :lol:
"The author has purposely gone into every
small detail necessary to instruct the newcomer who knows nothing of
chemistry or laboratory technique. From the chemist, who may skip
these elementary instructions, we ask patience with the beginners"....
Again, Thank you
Beaver