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Subject: Re: Picric acid
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:26:02 -0700
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Subject: Re: 4 Re: [DCHAS-L] Picric acid
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:52:51 -0400
Author: George Walton

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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:28:37 -0700
Reply-To: "Debbie M. Decker" <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU>
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From: "Debbie M. Decker" <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Re: 5 more on RE: [DCHAS-L] Picric acid
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Todd:

I'd be very cautious about neutralizing picric acid with a base.  Mixed wit
h KOH (or NaOH) and crystallized gets you potassium picrate, a quite compet
ant explosive.

Picric acid isn't a very strong acid - I'd leave it alone, personally.


Debbie
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-----Original Message-----

From: Todd 
Date: March 31, 2009 5:41:33 PM EDT (CA)
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Picric acid

Out of curiosity, what would be the best base with which to neutralize  
it?

Todd Perkins, BSc, MBA
Director of Safety
Airgas Mid America
p3wt3r**At_Symbol_Here**charter.net (Personal email)

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