Re: source for glutaraldehyde

go for it, jeremy...it is Henry Schein brand maxicide, whereever you can get
it.
chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Moore" <jeremydmoore@charter.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: source for glutaraldehyde

> 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
>>
>
> I called and left a message with 4webster, but they have yet to call me
> back. Has anyone had any experience with Schueler Healthcare?
>
> http://www.shc123.com/products_sub_details.cfm?orderNumber=&id=5037&type=Infection%20Control
>
> It lists the maxicide as a 2.4% solution, but it is only $6.99/qt and they
> do not have a minimum order from looking around their website.
>
> -jd
>
Received on Mon Mar 6 16:52:01 2006