raschultz62
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I tried looking for a solution back through the threads, but as of yet, no luck. I am hoping that one of you fine folks can help me out.
I have been using copper to drop my silver for years with no issues. Early this summer, I had a batch of silver nitrate that I added HCI by mistake, and the very second that I realized it, it was too late to go back, so I ended up using the lye and sugar method to drop the silver. All went well except the ton of waste I ended up with, which it partially the reason for this post.
The waste, a combination of HCI, HNO3, NaOH, Table sugar and water, sat there for the summer. Well now winter is coming quick and it was time to treat it. It was sitting at a PH of between 9 and 10, and I added Sodium Bisulfate (PH Down) to bring my waste down to a PH of 7, which I did. That was 3 day's ago. Today, when i went to do a final filter, I noticed what at first what I thought was ice on the bottom of the bucket, didn't think anything about it though because it dropped below freezing here the last couple of nights. After filtering the remainder of the waste, I realized that is not ice, rather giant crystals. Not sure what I am really dealing with here. This has left me scratching my head. Since I am not used to using this method I am at somewhat at a loss as of what to do next. I need to get rid of this, but I want to make sure it is safe to do so.
So, if anyone can chime in and give me an idea as to what these crystals are I would very much appreciate it. Also, not sure this is relevant, but the solution has a yellow tint to it.
I know some people like this method, but if not for my mistake I would have never used it. Way too much waste to deal with!
I appreciate any help in advance
I have been using copper to drop my silver for years with no issues. Early this summer, I had a batch of silver nitrate that I added HCI by mistake, and the very second that I realized it, it was too late to go back, so I ended up using the lye and sugar method to drop the silver. All went well except the ton of waste I ended up with, which it partially the reason for this post.
The waste, a combination of HCI, HNO3, NaOH, Table sugar and water, sat there for the summer. Well now winter is coming quick and it was time to treat it. It was sitting at a PH of between 9 and 10, and I added Sodium Bisulfate (PH Down) to bring my waste down to a PH of 7, which I did. That was 3 day's ago. Today, when i went to do a final filter, I noticed what at first what I thought was ice on the bottom of the bucket, didn't think anything about it though because it dropped below freezing here the last couple of nights. After filtering the remainder of the waste, I realized that is not ice, rather giant crystals. Not sure what I am really dealing with here. This has left me scratching my head. Since I am not used to using this method I am at somewhat at a loss as of what to do next. I need to get rid of this, but I want to make sure it is safe to do so.
So, if anyone can chime in and give me an idea as to what these crystals are I would very much appreciate it. Also, not sure this is relevant, but the solution has a yellow tint to it.
I know some people like this method, but if not for my mistake I would have never used it. Way too much waste to deal with!
I appreciate any help in advance