Martijn
Well-known member
I would like to know how do members clean their glassware?
Sometimes I wash beakers and flasks in dishwater, but most of the time I just wipe it off with a damp toiletpaper and spray the inside clean. Most digestions I do are dirty, so I use the beaker that had hot AR in it for the precipitation with SMB.
This way the gold does not stick to chemical stains on the glass.
And you have an AR-cleaned beaker or flask.
Another thing I wonder is can dish soaps and such cause harmfull fumes in the dish water even after rinsing?
The use of Bon Ami is common here amongst members. The info I can find says its a combination of soda ash, baking soda, calcium carbonate and feldspar powder. And a surfactant.
Is this better than regular dish soap?
Is pre-rinsing enough to avoid fume problems?
Can the dishwater go down the drain(as I do) or does it need some treatment?
Interesting things to have discussed in one thread. ?
Martijn.
Sometimes I wash beakers and flasks in dishwater, but most of the time I just wipe it off with a damp toiletpaper and spray the inside clean. Most digestions I do are dirty, so I use the beaker that had hot AR in it for the precipitation with SMB.
This way the gold does not stick to chemical stains on the glass.
And you have an AR-cleaned beaker or flask.
Another thing I wonder is can dish soaps and such cause harmfull fumes in the dish water even after rinsing?
The use of Bon Ami is common here amongst members. The info I can find says its a combination of soda ash, baking soda, calcium carbonate and feldspar powder. And a surfactant.
Is this better than regular dish soap?
Is pre-rinsing enough to avoid fume problems?
Can the dishwater go down the drain(as I do) or does it need some treatment?
Interesting things to have discussed in one thread. ?
Martijn.
