Questions tagged [cleaning]
For questions about cleaning agents and methods used to remove dirt, stains, residues, and bad smells, including proper waste disposal. For particular questions about surfactants, use the [surfactants] tag.
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Isopropyl Alcohol Vs Acetone for Dissolving Organic Contaminants on PCB
Acetone is widely used in labs as a solvent to clean vials and tubes as it is a good solvent for organic materials. Isopropyl alcohol is used as a rubbing alcohol for cleaning contaminants on the body ...
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Fundamental reasons for using vapors for ALD rather than solutions
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been developed for many materials, as can be seen from this overview: https://atomiclimits.com/alddatabase/
However, a search for liquid phase ALD gives less results.
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I left scented candles in a polypropylene container. How do I remove the smell?
I left scented candles in a polypropylene container, for many weeks.
How do I remove the smell?
I've tried:
Hand wash with Dish Soap (a few times)
Hand wipe with Isopropyl Alcohol (a few times)
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Repairing acetone damage and discoloration to plastic
I used acetone on the back of my monitor to get rid of old stickers from LED strips. However it severely damaged my monitor. Anyway to undo this or repair it?
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Bleach turned towel bright pink before fading to white
We have some relatively new white towels that were getting dirty, so we decided to clean them with bleach (standard Clorox). When we sprayed the diluted bleach on the towels they immediately turned ...
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Cleaning Cobalt with Dodecylbenzene Sulphonic Acid
Here in Brazil we use a special detergent to clean up metals, based on Dodecylbenzene Sulphonic Acid, it is very effective at shining up all sorts of different metals.
I recently acquired 2 samples of ...
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Best ways to dissolve large amounts of candle wax?
I work for a company that occasionally rents out candles and (mostly glass) holders for events. Many times these holders come back covered in candle wax. I am looking for an efficient way to clean ...
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How to Remove Copper Sulphate from a Leather Belt
I was careless when we were doing a routine footbath of our sheep in copper sulphate solution, and it splashed onto my leather belt. There are now little dark spots all over it, and I was wondering ...
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Sodium hypochlorite bleach and chromium mop handle [closed]
I have been using sodium hypochlorite bleach as a cleaning method in my house. During a two week period when I was at home I left the mop handle in the bucket with bleach in it. I did not know it was ...
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Can I reuse LDPE bottles after trace element analysis?
I run some algae samples through mass spec a few times over the month to test the P content of algal samples. My (simplified) procedure was as follows:
Put a small portion of algae in a teflon vessel
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Will using vinegar harm car paint?
After having parked my car in a newly constructed airport parking garage, I came back to find something had dripped through a crack in the ceiling of the structure and left considerably thick film on ...
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Chemistry behind cleaning with vinegar vs citric acid; do they work differently? Should I prepare the same pH solutions to compare them?
I noticed a pack of "Mysterious Citric Acid" while out shopping so I picked it up to see what the big deal was. Several palates of the stuff had just arrived at a local outlet store. I ...
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I stained my lab workstation with Coomassie blue. How do I clean it?
I stained my work station with Coomassie blue solution during my SDS-PAGE protocol. I have been cleaning but the solution seems to can't be removed. What should I use to remove all these stains?
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Are acids effective in removing soap scum?
In my experience, most of the commercial products intended for removing soap scum from bathroom surfaces are ineffective. No matter how long you leave it on or how hard you scrub, the soap scum doesn'...
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Is cleaning silverware with tinfoil and salt dangerous?
Premise: I'm not a chemist and I've already had a look at this and this but they don't fully answer my question.
I have read that you can clean silverware using tinfoil, salt and water, though from ...
