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Subject: Re: Peroxide formers

From: "George Walton" <g.c.walton**At_Symbol_Here**reactives.com>< /div>
Date: June 16, 2010 2:02:54 PM EDT
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Peroxide formers


There will probably some discussion on this, but anecdotal data seems to indicate that an anhydrous peroxide-former tends to form peroxides faster than one that is hydrated or at least contaminated with a little water.  You didn=92t ask but watch out for anesthetic grade diethyl ether in =BC pound cans.  Often times the only inhibitor is a copper lining in the can.  The lining is probably good for weeks to months, maybe a year.  Unfortunately, a lot of those small cans are tucked away for years to decades.

 

George Walton
Reactives Management Corporation
757-436-1033




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