Re: EDTA

Tom Ferguson (tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 08:23:24 -0800

The quick answer is no. There are a few versions of EDTA and some will not
work. This I know from experience ;-(

There are better chemists than me on this list, and I simply buy mine from
Bostick and Sullivan. But, I believe the "correct" version (for clearing
platinum / palladium prints) is "Tetra-Sodium".

tomf2468@pipeline.com (Tom Ferguson)

"Ole Chr. Magneshaugen" <ocm@eidolon.no> wrote:
>Looking through my chemical supplies catalogue, I found several references
>to >EDTA-compounds. Is EDTA somewhat a generic term? Could someone
>explain? >Could all "versions" be used or just the sodium salt ones?