In this video we make p-Toluenesulfonic acid from sulfuric acid based drain cleaner and paint thinner containing toluene. Donate to NurdRage! Through Patreon (preferred): https://www.patreon.com/NurdRage Through Bitcoin: 1NurdRAge7PNR4ULrbrpcYvc9RC4LDp9pS Glassware generously provided by http://www.alchemylabsupply.com/ Use the discount code "nurdrage" for a 5% discount. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NurdRage Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NurdRage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurdrageyoutube/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GosyO-W-1o

We show you how to get Lithium Metal from an Energizer Ultimate Lithium battery. Warning: This should be done outside or in a fumehood due to the toxic gases that may be formed under certain conditions. Gloves must be worn as the chemicals and lithium are corrosive. There are a great many types of lithium batteries and the particular chemistry of interest is "lithium iron disulfide" batteries which contain pure lithium metal and less toxic electrolyte than other batteries. Lithium ion batteries do not contain lithium metal (just lithium ions) and other pure metal lithium batteries often contain incredibly toxic electrolyte that make them too dangerous for the average person to safely open. It just so happens that the popular Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries are based on lithium iron disulfide chemistry making them the ideal choice for the home chemist to obtain lithium. The rolled lithium core is protected by a mini-fortress of steel that you have to cut through. The danger is accidentally shorting the battery and causing the internal materials to fuse. The video shows you what you have to go through and what to expect when opening an energizer ultimate lithium battery. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BliWUHSOalU

Mineral oil or Paraffin oil is a useful oil for making oil baths and storing reactive metals. It is composed of high boiling inert hydrocarbons distilled from commercial crude oil. Amateur chemists can use baby oil since baby oil is mostly composed of highly purified paraffin oil. It's best to use oil that is unscented and hypoallergenic as that oil is purest and has no reactive additives. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXQwVdTZd_g

In this video we process the potassium chlorate made by electrolysis in a previous video. Overall we're making potassium chlorate from potassium chloride by electrolysis. Previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enf76lBNUIY To process it, remove the electrodes and decant and filter the solution from the potassium chlorate crystals. The filtrate still has some potassium hypochlorite in it so if you want to squeeze out every last gram of yield then you can boil the solution to disproportionate it. Upon cooling a small amount of potassium chlorate will crystallize out. You can add this to the original crop of crystals. The filtrate may be used in future potassium chlorate electrolytic runs. The potassium chlorate itself is relatively pure and consists of large crystals. If you wish to purify it and/or produce smaller crystals, mix an equivalent of 100mL of water per 60g of potassium chlorate and boil the mixture until it dissolves. Let it cool and fine crystals of potassium chlorate will precipitate out. Related videos: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5hAct2dmT4