[Noisebridge-discuss] Sulfuric Acid

Kelly hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
Sun Aug 8 21:13:12 UTC 2010


There are nitrile cloves in the darkroom.

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 14:09, Kate McKinley <kate at lugh.net> wrote:
> Nitrile gloves are better protection than latex rubber for acids and
> various organic solvents, and have the bonus of being usable by people
> with latex allergies.
>
> --
> Kate McKinley
> kate at lugh.net kate at clp.ly
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 13:16, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'll bring some gloves for sure. Its already in a sealed container for
>> storage, so it should be cool there. Rameen - I believe its only an irritant
>> (so if you step into a vapor of it, it'll burn your eyes and nose like mad).
>> Plus, given that the boiling point of the acid is so high, its unlikely that
>> you should ever inhale much of it without trying reeeeaaaally hard to do so
>> :).
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Rameen <emprameen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think it's toxic to inhale. I agree with Sai's suggestions.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yo peeps -
>>>>
>>>> A couple of us darkroomers are attempting to bring up an anodizing line
>>>> for some sweet darkroom printing and other awesome Aluminum anodization
>>>> needs. Cool, right? The only downside is that the anodizing bath is a 20%
>>>> solution of sulfuric acid, thus meaning there is a sulfuric acid bath
>>>> sitting in the darkroom.
>>>>
>>>> This isn't retardedly hazardous or anything (for a hackerspace), but I
>>>> wanted to throw this out as a quick FYI on how to clean this up if it ever
>>>> happens to spill. If its on the ground thrown some baking soda on it first,
>>>> watch it fizz like mad, then pick it up with a paper towel. Be really
>>>> careful to not get this stuff on your skin - it will burn like crazy, and
>>>> you'll get nasty red burns wherever it hit. If it does happen dump lots and
>>>> lots and lots of water on it for 15 minutes. Also, realize that when water
>>>> and sulfuric acid meet, a *ton* of heat is generated, so make sure to flush
>>>> with cold water.
>>>>
>>>> Lastly, don't throw mass quantities of this stuff down the drain - it'll
>>>> corrode the plumbing pipes and potentially burn right through them. Yay the
>>>> power of chemsitry.
>>>>
>>>> Anyways, this stuff is being stored in the darkroom right now (kinda out
>>>> of the way), but given that this is a little more less obvious of a hazard
>>>> then a lot of stuff at NB, I thought I'd let everyone know. Questions or
>>>> concerns, let me know!
>>>>
>>>> Sean
>>>>
>>>> P.S.> Full MSDS is here in case anyone is interested:
>>>> http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9925146
>>>>
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