Re: [DIYbio] What are some good, hydrophobic solvents I can LEGALLY buy?

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Ulysses1994XF04 <bensics@comcast.net> wrote:
> Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, naptha, white gas and mineral spirits aren't
> pure enough; they're mixtures dozens/hundreds of hydrocarbons, some of which
> have extremely high boiling points.

You can always do a first-round distillation of these to make sure you
don't have lower BP crud before using in your protocols.

> If you dissolve something in that,
> you're not getting it back out easily. Limonene also has an extremely high
> BP. Ethanol, methanol, limonene, methyl ethyl ketone and acetone are
> water-miscible; I need something that will form a layer with water, not mix
> with it.
>

limonene isn't very water soluble " d-Limonene is only somewhat
soluble in water (13.8 mg/L) " and though it can get
annoying/overpowering, I've gotta think its safer than other worse
smelling solvents (but that intuition could be totally wrong)

> And the aromatics you listed are in that category of reagents that I can't
> find a manufacturer that will sell to individuals.

If you're in the U.S. it depends what state you're in, but around here
I can get any of those at Lowes or Home Depot or Wal-Mart.

--
-Nathan

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