Danger of explosion in handling ether

✍ Scribed by Bailey, W. G. ;Roy, A.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1946
• Weight: 255 KB
• Volume: 65
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000651217

✦ Synopsis

Vincent nnd Uristol, Tnd. 1hg. Clicm. ( A i d . ) 1045, 17, 463 I1 Oswin, J.S.C.T. 19-15. C4, F2.i I* Doty, SCmk nnd Aikcn. Itid. Eng. Clicm. (And.) 16-11, 16, 08C Gnnc. U. I<. Progrcss llcports on Dcliydrntion, S o . XI, (H.JI.S.0.) DANGER OF EXPLOSION IN HANDLING ETHER By W. C. BAlLEY . I d A. ROY Scrioiis explosions,',' nttributcd to tlic iisc of ctlier containing pcrosidcs, linrc occorrcd in laborntory prnctico from tinic to time. It lins bccn clsinied tlint vnrions siibstiinccs will inhibit tlic forinntion of perosiclc nricl thus ninkc the us0 of ether snfc. Tlic cliiiin lins bcen tested in tho cnsc ofcoppcr, nicrcury, copper-nicrciiry, copper-zinc nnd sodiiini nninlgnm, iriid tlic uscfiilncsa of storing in ninbcr glnas lins nlso btwi tested. Of the inliibitora triccl, sodium nninlgnni wiis tho best, iind stofngc in nmbcr glnss delnyccl tlic forinntion of pcrosidc. Xono of tlic doviecs WIS cornpletcly succcssfirl in preventing perosidc forinntion nntl tlic only snfo proccdiirc is to tcat ctlicr for tlm prcscncc of perosicles beforc distilling or o-eporntiiig. mid destroy tho peroside if prescnt bcforc coniniencing either of tlicsc opcrntions.