Introduction: Coasters and Bookmarks Out of Filter Paper Used in Chemistry
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About: I'm currently studying Coastal Engineering, I'm crazy for miniatures and dioramas, and I see a opportunity of improvement in every broken thing.
During my last high school year I had chemistry lab classes where we experimented with precipitation reactions. The teacher told us that we could keep the filter paper we used if we wanted, and so I did. It looked really beautiful and I thought I could use it as a decorative item, in this case BOOKMARKS and COASTERS. You can also make them with chromatography filter paper.
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
Step 1: Select the Precipitate
- You will get different sizes of precipitate.
- Put apart the biggest pieces.
- We need it as flat as possible as we'll be placing glasses and we want it to be stable.
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
- Put apart the biggest pieces.
- We need it as flat as possible as we'll be placing glasses and we want it to be stable.
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
Step 2: Laminate the Filter Paper
- I don't own a laminating machine, so I went to a copy store to have it done.
- In case of the coaster, you might prefer it to be thicker, so stick a layer of cork to it.
- I left it with no cork base to use it both as coaster and bookmark.
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
- In case of the coaster, you might prefer it to be thicker, so stick a layer of cork to it.
- I left it with no cork base to use it both as coaster and bookmark.
**Make sure the chemical compounds of the reaction are NOT NOXIVE for humans and CANNOT DESTROY the plastic layer**
Step 3: Show Them Off!
Just enjoy explaining how you got the crystals!!