Muriatic acid

For the HCI salt Do exactly as above except use 6N Hydrochloric Acid. 6N HCI may be produced by diluting 60.4mL of "Muriatic Acid" to lOOmL with distilled water. Evaporate the bubbler solution to dryness then add 15ml of water, lOmL 10% NaOH soln. and heat gently to a boil with constant motion until dense white fumes appear. This will remove the Ammonium Chloride. Remove from heat while stirring as it cools down. Pulverize the dry residue, then reflux with absolute Ethanol for several minutes. Filter the refluxed soln. on a heated Buchner or Hirsch funnel, then distill the alcohol off the filtrate until crystals just begin to form. Allow the soln. to cool naturally to room temperature, then cool further in an ice bath. Filter the solution on a chilled Buchner funnel with suction. The yield of Meth iamine Hydrochloride should be around 55% of the theoretical. 

To clean the white residue off of your glassware, dump some muriatic acid straight from the jug onto them and swirl. 

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The Department of Transportation classifies HCl as a corrosive material and requires that it be transported in DOT-approved deHvery vessels. Tank cars must conform to 103B, 103B-W, or DOT 111A60W5 specifications. Tank trailers must conform to DOT MC-310, MC-311, MC-312, or DOT-412 specifications with display of a corrosive placard on both sides, front, and rear of the tank. The United Nations identification number for muriatic acid is UN1789, which must appear on aH shipping papers and placards. 

Hydrogen chloride and the aqueous solution, muriatic acid, find appHcation in many industries. In general, anhydrous HCl is consumed for its chlorine value, whereas aqueous hydrochloric acid is often utilized as a nonoxidizing acid. The latter is used in metal cleaning operations, chemical manufacturing, petroleum well activation, and in the production of food and synthetic mbber. 

Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid. Muriatic acid consumption in 1993 was about 1.57 million metric tons (100% basis). The largest captive use of aqueous HCl is for brine acidification prior to electrolysis in chlorine/caustic cells and the largest merchant markets for HCl are steel pickling and oil-well acidizing, which accounted for 25 and 16% of merchant production, respectively, during 1989. 

Muriatic Acid—Bulk Storage and Handling, brochure. Occidental Chemical Corp., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1991. 

Sodium bicarbonate is generally added to increase alkalinity and muriatic acid (HCl) or sodium bisulfate (NaHSO ) to reduce it. In general, with acidic sanitizers such as chlorine gas or trichloroisocyanuric acid, ideal total alkalinity should be in the 100—120 ppm range, whereas, with alkaline products such as calcium, lithium, or sodium hypochlorite, a lower ideal total alkalinity of 80—100 ppm is recommended (14). Alkalinity is deterrnined by titration with standard sulfuric acid using a mixed bromcresol green—methyl red indicator after dechlorination of the sample with thiosulfate. Dechlorination with thiosulfate causes higher readings due to formation of hydroxyl ion (32) ... 

Wa.terBa.la.nce Chemicals. Water balance chemicals include muriatic acid, sodium bisulfate, and soda ash for pH control, sodium bicarbonate for alkalinity adjustment, and calcium chloride for hardness adjustment. A recent development is use of buffering agents for pH control. One of these products, sodium tetraborate, hydrolyzes to boric acid and a small amount of orthoborate (50) which provides significantly less buffering than carbonate and cyanurate alkalinity in the recommended pool pH range of 7.2—7.8 even at 100 ppm. 

Chemical Designations - Synonyms Muriatic acid Chemical Formula HCI-H2O. 

Improved plow steel and extra improved plow steel, bright and galvanized. Use a suitable solvent to remove lubricant. The wires then should be dipped in commercial muriatic acid until thoroughly cleaned. The depth of immersion in acid must not be more than the broomed length. The acid should be neutralized by rinsing in a bicarbonate of soda solution. Fresh acid should be prepared when satisfactory cleaning of the wires requires more than one minute. (Prepare new solution—do not merely add new acid to old.) Be sure acid surface is free of oil or scum. The wires should be dried and then dipped in a hot solution of zinc-ammonium chloride flux. Use a concentration of 1 lb (454 g) of zinc-ammonium chloride in 1 gal (3.8 L) of water and maintain the solution at a temperature of 180°F (82°C) to 200°F (93°C). 

Phosphor bronze. Use a suitable solvent to remove lubricant. The wires should then be dipped in commercial muriatic acid until thoroughly cleaned. 

Hydrochloric acid can be obtained from herdwere stores, where it is called muriatic acid. This strong acid is used to clean metal and stone surfaces. 

Offline cleaning can, and should, be entirely successful, with the simplest methods requiring, say, a 10 or 15% inhibited hydrochloric (muriatic) acid solution that is allowed to soak for some hours before neutralization, flushing, and refilling. Where the waterside deposit analysis reveals complex scales, however, it may be necessary to employ several different cleaning solvents. These solvents are added in a multistep process. 

Carbonate in boilers usually is present as a hard, dense, white to tan or brown calcite scale (CaC03). A tan to brown color usually indicates the presence of iron. Samples of scales and deposits normally fizz when tested with concentrated muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid, HC1) if carbonate is present, although some preliminary heating may be required. 

Hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid, HC1). Supplied in concentrated form at approximately 32 to 37% w/v HC1 in water. This is the standard acidic cleaning solvent, but it is often very corrosive and the spent solution needs considerable rinsing. Very aggressive Typically, clean at 5 to 20% v/v product/water at 150 to 180 °F (66-82 °C), but up to only 120 °F (49 °C) for cast iron and up to 140 °F for marstenitic SS (60 °C). 

Muriatic acid can be sold as part of a powder containing hydrochloric acid. Why might it be necessary for a gardener to use this product ... 

Fire dip (NaCN) Muriatic acid with additives... 

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