From: Richard Sullivan FRPS (richsul@earthlink.net)
Date: 06/08/01-02:13:09 PM Z
A common type of drain clog remover is sulfuric acid. Home Depot carries
one brand. Check the ingredients on the label. It's nasty stuff but not as
nasty as nitric acid.
--dick sullivan
At 09:03 AM 6/8/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a process where I have discovered that I can use sulfuric acid to
>improve image quality. As most know there is a large charge to ship
>"dangerous" stuff across the country. AND, I see numerous car batteries (
>lead acid ) waiting in stacks at tire and other stores. Knowing that they
>started out with sulfuric acid in them I was thinking / wondering what it
>would take to re-cycle this material into a few images?
>
>SO here are the questions:
>
>1. How do I refine the acid from the batteries to get relatively pure
>sulfuric acid?
>
>2. How do I measure the purity / strength of the acid? Is pH the best
>guide?
>
>3. I can not remember if a charged battery or a discharged battery has the
>most acid?
>
>I live in a 200 sq. ft house and plan to do this in my bathroom.....NO NO It
>will be done outside! Most likely in the garden where acidifying the soil
>would be an advantage.
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