A quick and silly question about ferric.

[stickfigureforge]

Is it fine to keep ferric chloride in a glass container? I know it won't hurt the glass, but will the light allowed in and through the container degrade the solution?

 

[tryppyr]

The only bad thing about glass containers is that most have metal lids, which will be affected by the FC. Light won't be a problem.

 

[Phydeaux]

It your jar has a metal lid, you could put a double layer of saran wrap over it before you put the lid on. I don't think the ferric chloride will degrade the saran.

Another option is to store it in some polyethylene or polypropylene bottles with plastic.

Ric

 

[Fred.Rowe]

PVC or ABS are a good choice for ferric chloride; they both come in many configurations and can be cut to whatever size you might need.

The only drawback to glass is it shatters when impacted.

Fred

 

[Bailey Knives]

I had ferric in a glass container once, and then dropped the knife in a little harder than I wanted (it slipped out of my grip as I was lowering it in) and it hit the bottom and popped the bottom off in a perfect ring. Luckily, I had the ferric in the sink, and I ran about 30 gallons of cold water down it to wash it out. I now keep it in tupperware that I bought from a garage sale for 50 cents.

 

[nthe10ring]

I put mine in the large detergent bottles, most of them you can just pull the spout out leaving a large mouth and a side benefit you get a handle.

Jerry Fisher

 

[stickfigureforge]

Thank you all very much. I've got mine in a pvc container already, but have a good sized wine jug used to ferment the wine in that would look really bitchin' with a knife etching in it. It'd really look cool. Thanks again.