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 by seonaidh » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:34 am
This is actually regarding a Chemistry investigation, but even after lots of searching I have been unable to find a suitable solvent..
I require a solvent to dissolve animal fats contained in dog foods that is easily accessible and not to costly. As I am doing this through school I also need it to be pretty safe as I will be working around younger (and somewhat sillier) students. Any suggestions on solvents or where to find them?
Thanks!
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by mith » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:58 pm
What solvents have you tried? Seems like any hydrophilic solvent would do -- IPA, EtOH, Acetone, hexane etc.
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by JackBean » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:17 am
The question is, whether you wish to use the food afterwards...  http://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
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by jwalin » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:31 am
wait
_at_ mith
wouldn't you need hydrophobic
solvent?
like dissolves like
???????
i may be wrong
but please clarify
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by JackBean » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:25 am
yeah, hydrophobic/lipophilic  http://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
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by mith » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:47 pm
lol yeah that's what I meant
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by g0ld3n88 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:48 am
If you want a suitable fat solvent you would require it to be the opposite of hydrophilic which means it must be lipophilic (Aka 'loves fats') or hydrophobic (hates water).
Virtually the two are the same thing.
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by mith » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:41 am
ok dude, it's been pointed out, I made a typo. the examples listed are still valid.
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by jwalin » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:01 am
it isn't what you do that matters but it is how you do it
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by JackBean » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:30 am
great, new spamer, so now we have Triplet of Spammers  When are you coming? The 6th of January as Three Kings do? http://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
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by jwalin » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:04 am
okay one is me fine
another is you for we need someone to lead us
and who's the third???
virus? kolean?
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by JackBean » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:09 am
I'm not spammer, I usually respond only, when I have something to tell. And kolean is definitively not spammer  http://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
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