Re: Ferric Oxalate

Adam Kimball (afk@uclink2.berkeley.edu)
Tue, 10 Jan 1995 12:18:16 -0800

Thanks for all the help so far. The stuff I bought is apparently a dihydrate
formula, and comes from Strep Labaratory. The place where I bought it is
Bryant Lab in Berkeley. There chemicals are normally of very high standards,
but I'll have to wait and put this stuff into a hot-plate before I can tell
if it will work at all. I have been using the B&S F.O. for all of my work,
but came across this stuff at $20.00 for 500 grams. Hey, why not give it
a shot!

>It is for this reason that I never use ferric oxalate. All my processes are
>based for preference on ammonium ferrioxalate (aka ammonium iron(III)
>oxalate, or ammonium trisoxalatoferrate, which is obtainable as a pure,
>crystalline, well-characterised solid, highly soluble in water), or
>ammonium ferricitrate (not so well characterised, but cheap and reliable).
>
>Mike
>
>

Mr. Ware, I believe I've read an article by you in View Camera magazine
describing the ammonia-based Platinum process. Has this ever been tried on
Kallitypes? Any chance that it may work? Love to hear about that.

Bye,
Adam