Arthur Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Sulphur is sometimes used to treat horses feet, so maybe an equine supplies place will be able to fill your needs, otherwise it's available in huge heaps near petroleum refineries -it's removed from fuel to make low sulphur stuff. - take your own digger and truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeighborJ Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Snicker, the sulfer comment was intended to be a joke about the coming zombie apocolypse. In all seriousness I would not try to make it from sulfates or any of the like. My older brother almost died from exposure to H2S on a drilling rig and I being involved in the natural gas processing industry am required to wear a H2S monitor. Knowing the risks well, it's an unacceptable one. Diff, I've done some more research about your Nitre bed. It appears that there are some complex or multiple reactions involved in the processing of the bed. From what I understand lye is the reactive ingredient in the wood ash and not potassium carbonate. However KCO3 is produced and will react with a few types of nitrates if the KOH fails to complete the conversion of all the nitrates to KNO3. Urea is another contaminant which the KOH reacts with ultimately forming ammonia which will be released along with the ammonia from the NHNO3-KOH reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memo Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 sodium nitrate 80 g ammonium nitrate40 g castic soda add 40 ml water step back and let it work, when done add 60 ml more water stir. let sit for 10 minutes and filter. boil until almost dry. then put in the dryer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memo Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 the 2nd formula I use is 80 g ammonium nitrate140 ml water mixed and filtered over 84 grams of bicarb of soda. let sit for 20 minutes boil until almost dry .then put in the dry box . the formula calls for washing soda I subed the bicarbwhen using for yellow stars I mix the two together 1 to 1 . I like the color better. I just made 4 batches of each. now in the dry box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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