Re: source for glutaraldehyde

If we could get a consensus on whether or not this is the same stuff
then that would be great. I want to spend some time in the next couple
of weeks doing gum and I would prefer glut over the glyoxal I have now.

-jd

Christina Z. Anderson wrote:

> Good morning, all!
> I finally found a source for glutaraldehyde, Maxicide specifically,
> made by Henry Schein. There is a 2.5% solution and a Maxicide Plus
> that is a 3.4% or something, the higher one not being necessary.
>
> This company is in Greensboro NC and they will ship out quarts and are
> extremely nice to deal with. A quart will last a LONNNNNNG time.
> With shipping it'll probably total about $20, as a quart is $12.
> http://www.4webster.com/contact.asp
> Tell them Christina sent you :)
>
> The problem with buying glut is that you have to buy it from a medical
> supply place and a lot of places have minimum $100 orders or you have
> to have a medical account. I tried a number of dentists in town and
> that didn't work, either. Thus you can imagine my happiness to find
> this company. I thought I'd share the wealth.
>
> Ryuji, just want to confirm this is the same stuff you sent me??
> Maxicide brand??
>
> I have been using the Black Magic hardener this week with the class,
> having half of them use the Maxicide which i have little left of, and
> half use the Black Magic. I will report if there is a problem with
> the Black Magic in hardening, but the problem with it is it stinks
> like sulfur with the addition of sodium sulfite. Hence my search for
> just plain glut.
>
> My other concern is that is sodium sulfite, chemists, is it a higher
> pH? Because with the alkalinity of the FAEW the acid glut used in the
> gelatin was perfect to keep the paper acid enough not to bleach the
> cyanotype. Am I wrong to assume sodium sulfite is alkaline?
>
> Later dudes and dudettes,
> Chris
>
Received on Fri Mar 3 15:26:49 2006