CHEMICALS AND THEIR SOURCES
I N F L A M M A T O R Y C O M M E N T S
on
CHEMICALS AND THEIR SOURCES
First Edition
April 9, 1989
by Inflammatory Comments
P R E
F A C E T O F I R S T E D I T I O N
With this document I am trying to provide one place
to find the
sources of various chemicals. Almost any chemical can be purchased
at a
chemical supply house, so I will make no mention of them here.
I must remind the reader
that improper use of the knowledge provided
herein can be illegal, fatal and/or generally
dangerous to society
as a whole. I neither approve nor disapprove of any actions taken
as a result of reading this document.
All seriousness aside, I compiled this document
for the edification
of both the novice and the Elite. I will continue to search out and
find new sources for the simple and exotic chemicals used by the
urban chemist. I will also
attempt to find new and cheaper ways to
buy, produce and distill chemicals that I have already
documented.
Inflammatory Comments
April 9, 1989
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T A B
L E O F C O N T E N T S
Ammonium Nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Sources . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Purified Ammonium Nitrate. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .1
Chlorine Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Production . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Hydrogen Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Production
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Sources for other chemicals . . . . . .
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A M M O N I U M N I T R A T E
INTRODUCTION
Some militants who don’t have much dynamite use ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrate explodes at rates up to 14,000 feet per second. It
is roughly compared to
dynamite having 60% nitro.
SOURCES
This can be bought by anyone and is
commonly found as a fertilizer.
The pure stuff can be bought at chemical supply houses or
the
fertilizer grade can be purified with distilled wood alcohol.
PURIFIED
AMMONIUM NITRATE
Materials Required:
Several pounds of fertilizer grade
ammonium nitrate
Wood Alcohol (methanol), enough to cover ammonium nitrate
Some large
pieces of dry ice
Two Large Pans
Process:
1. Put the fertilizer into
the first pan.
2. Place the second pan on top of the large pieces of dry ice.
cover all of it.
dissolved.
5.
Let the mixture sit for about ten (10) minutes to allow the
impurities and the rest of the
fertilizer to precipitate.
6. Strain the liquid in the first pan into the second pan.
Be
sure to make sure that none of the impurities or undissolved
fertilizer get into the
second pan.
7. Crystals will form in the methanol. Allow this process to
continue
until no more form.
8. Remove the crystals from the methanol and set aside (these
are
crystals of pure ammonium nitrate).
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A M M O N I U M N I T
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9. Pour the remaining methanol back into the first pan. Repeat
this
process starting at step 4 until few crystals are gotten
from step 8.
10. Pour
the methanol that is left back into its storage
container, as it can be used again. Throw away
any solids
left in the first pan.
11. Spread the ammonium nitrate crystals out
under a heat lamp or
under the sun to dry.
12. Once completely dried, store the
crystals in a ziploc storage
bag.
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C H L O R I N E G A S
INTRODUCTION
This is a gas that is both poisonous to most mammals and is
highly
reactive with other substances. Great care must be taken when
dealing with this
chemical.
PRODUCTION
Materials Required:
Ammonia
Chlorine bleach
2 Wide mouthed large glass jars
Process:
1. Fill
about 1/8 of a glass jar with the chlorine bleach.
2. Add about 1/8 of the same jar of
ammonia.
3. A reaction will take place creating a slightly green colored
gas.
This is the chlorine gas.
4. Since chlorine gas is heavier than air, you can pour it
like a
liquid. Pour the gas from the first bottle to the second one.
Make sure that you
don’t pour any of the liquid into the
second jar.
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H Y D R O G
E N G A S
INTRODUCTION
Hydrogen gas is a dangerous and volitile substance.
It cannot be
emphasized enough to go to great efforts to ensure your own safety
while
doing anything with it.
If that warning does not impress you, try to remember one
word:
HINDENBERG. This was the German Zeppelin that went down in flames.
It was filled
with hydrogen gas. It was the reason why we use
helium gas now for our blimps and childrens’
balloons.
PRODUCTION
Materials Required:
Lye
Aluminum
foil
Large glass bottle
Large balloons
Process:
1. Fill the
large bottle with about 2 inches of water.
2. Crumple up sheets of the aluminum foil
into small balls and
stuff them into the bottle. Make them as large as you can
while
still being able to get them into the bottle.
3. Place two teaspoons of lye into the
bottle and mix gently with
a long wooden stick.
4. The mixture will being to boil
within five to ten minutes.
The gas that is boiling off is hydrogen.
5. Once this
process has started, place one of the baloons over
the neck of the bottle. This will serve as
our "collecting
jar".
6. Be sure to put on a pair of gloves, prior to
doing step 7, as
the reaction that is taking place generates live steam.
7. Once
the balloon is full (about five to ten minutes), remove
it and tie it off.
8.
Place another balloon on the jar and repeat steps 6 and 7
until no more hydrogen gas is
generated.
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S O U R C E S F O R O T H E R C H E M I C A L S
acetic acid vinegar (3 – 5% solution)
aluminum powder available at paint stores and
auto parts
stores, brand name: Black German Aluminum
ammonium hydroxide available at
grocery stores as ammonia water
and/or household glass cleaner
antimony sulfide
available at plumbing supply stores
aqueous ammonia see ammonium hydroxide
citric acid
citrus fruit (lemon, orange, etc.)
hydrogen peroxide available at any drug store
iodine
Tincture of Iodine (4%)
isopropyl alcohol rubbing alcohol (70 – 99%)
kerosene available
at hardware stores
lye "Red Devil Lye" at grocery store
magnesium hydroxide
Milk of Magnesia
magganese dioxide dry cell battery (black powder)
nitrobenzene see Oil
of Mirbane
nitromethane available at hobby shops as racing fuel
Oil of Mirbane available
at drug stores
potassium chlorate available at drug stores
sodium bicarbonate baking
soda
sodium bisulfate Sani-Flush (75%)
sodium chlorate available at hardware store (used
in blow
torches)
sodium chloride table salt
sodium hydroxide drain cleaners
sodium nitrate available at drug stores as salt peter
sucrose sugar
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