Asking yourself “What is the shelf life of the chemicals being stored in my facility?” is a sign you’re staying on top of important aspects of your business’s non-negotiable legal and safety concerns. Proper storage not only extends the shelf life of your chemicals, but it keeps your workers safe from hazards, and it keeps your […]
Like most acids, nitric acid can be neutralized prior to disposal. This chemical reaction greatly reduces the hazardous risks of nitric acid, helping your business to comply with the tenants of proper waste disposal.
Neutralizing strong acids, such as sulfuric acid, can greatly mitigate the safety risks of these hazardous chemicals. It can also reduce business/laboratory costs by cutting down on hazardous waste, which is expensive to dispose of.
Neutralization of expired or excess strong acids is a critical step in safe disposal. Proper neutralization of hydrochloric acid will mitigate safety risks during disposal, and save your business or laboratory on costs.
Every business and laboratory should keep careful track of all reagents in their inventory. The usual shelf life for nitric acid is about 1-3 years, depending on storage conditions.
HCl is a corrosive, strong acid, with a pungent odor. However, left-over hydrochloric acid can be diluted and neutralized to greatly mitigate the safety risks prior to disposal.
Hydrochloric acid should be diluted and neutralized prior to disposal. Lab Alley is pleased to provide you with the highest quality hydrochloric acid, as well as a selection of bases to help you carry out the neutralization reaction.
Nitric acid, which has the chemical formula HNO3, is a corrosive acid and a strong oxidizer. However, left-over nitric acid can be diluted and neutralized to greatly mitigate the safety risks prior to disposal.
Nitric acid can be used in the Xanthoproteic test to detect the presence of amino acids containing a benzene ring. When nitric acid reacts with aromatic amino acids like tryptophan and tyrosine, a colored compound known as a xanthoprotein is formed.
You’ve probably heard of the monomer of glycolic acid. It’s the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, consisting of only two carbons, and two functional groups: an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. Glycolic acid has widespread use in the food, cosmetics, and household products. But did you know that the polymerization of glycolic acid produces a chemical that is just as useful as its monomer? Poly (glycolic acid) can be used to create bio-plastics that will eventually replace traditional single-use plastics. While traditional plastics accumulate in our oceans and slowly break down into harmful microplastics, poly (glycolic acid) is able to degrade quickly in the natural environment. Furthermore, although glycolic acid is usually produced synthetically, new methods demonstrate that it can be made from renewable resources using genetically-modified yeast.
