hanabi Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I have a bunch of Skylighter #099 Zinc in many small plastic containers.I wish to store it in fewer. What have you used? Maybe something with a handle? Joe O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabuse00 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Zinc forms a protective layer that prevents it from further oxidation. But I'm not sure how thick this layer will be and, expecially with fine powders, how many material is sacrificed that way.If your zinc is rather fresh, and you want to keep it that way, my choice would be glass bottles with teflon seals. If passivation is OK, any HDPE ect. container will do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtee Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Under “Z” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanabi Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Thank you, Thank you very much!(Imitating Elvis) Joe O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Larger weights of zinc dust are stored effectively in new metal paint (type) cans with good seals. A one gallon steel can holds roughly 30 Lbs. WSM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanabi Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 THAT is exactly what I have done. Joe O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenneyguy Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Larger weights of zinc dust are stored effectively in new metal paint (type) cans with good seals. A one gallon steel can holds roughly 30 Lbs. WSM "Unexplained explosions involving zinc dust have been reported". Read this long ago. Wondered about validity, having stored and used plenty long ago. Any info? Is zinc dust a pyrophoric? ICSC 1205 - ZINC POWDER (pyrophoric) Highly flammable. May ignite spontaneously on contact with air. Many reactions may cause fire or explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 "Unexplained explosions involving zinc dust have been reported". Read this long ago. Wondered about validity, having stored and used plenty long ago. Any info? Is zinc dust a pyrophoric? ICSC 1205 - ZINC POWDER (pyrophoric) Highly flammable. May ignite spontaneously on contact with air. Many reactions may cause fire or explosion. If memory serves, zinc is more chemically reactive than magnesium (they're both used as sacrificial anodes in water heaters, etc.). Zinc dust has a huge amount of surface area and reacts with many things. It's easy to see how careless handling and/or reckless mixing with various chemicals could lead to an unwanted reaction (deflagration or explosion). In fact some mixtures will react with the addition of a few drops of water or sweat! Be careful! WSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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