[alt-photo] Re: ammonium iron(III) citrate Aldrich

[Trevor Cunningham]

You know, whenever a merchant tells me something is "no longer made", I 
tend to get the impression that they're embarrassed by not being able to 
satisfy their customer and fear they'll lose your business if you can 
find it elsewhere. This is particularly ballsy with the internet 
now...or else, their supplier fed them the same line. I think this was 
my problem in Jakarta with not getting chemistry, simply because I had 
to go through a middle-man. Now, I have to make sure I have a good stock 
on hand here because my supplier only receives a shipment once a year, 
and they supply all of Riyadh...or, so they say :)

Loris Medici wrote:
> Ok, they returned back from the chemistry store and they're very sure it's
> not produced anymore and that there isn't any stock. ???
>
> Will try to compound it myself first...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Loris Medici [mailto:mail at loris.medici.name] 
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 3:45 PM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: Re: [alt-photo] Re: ammonium iron(III) citrate Aldrich
>
> Thanks Alberto. I asked the chemistry store (to have them import it for me)
> and they've said it's not produced anymore. Actually two different chemist
> said the same thing. ???
>
> Anyway, I've just sent them the product page for both oxalate and citrate
> salts, re-asking may work.
>
> Will go for Labotech2000 in case of they fail. In any case, I'm reluctant to
> import chemistry myself; occasionally, they give you hard times in
> customs...
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
> P.S. I'm still interested on directions / recipes on how to compound AFC
> (and AFO) at home...
>
>
> 2010/5/9 Alberto Novo <alt.list at albertonovo.it>:
>   
>> Loris,
>>     
>>> P.S. I can no longer get ammonium iron(III) citrate locally, chemical 
>>> suppliers say it is not produced anymore - by their sources. (That is 
>>> Sigma-Aldrich and/or Fluka I presume. Merck wasn't listing it
>>> already...)
>>>       
>> It is still in the Sigma-Aldrich catalogue online (cat. 09713, Fluka, 
>> CAS 1185-57-5, 49.7 EUR/kg). Otherwise, try with the Italian supplier 
>> I gave you a week ago (Labotech2000).
>>     
>
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