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how to extract copper from copper grease?
i mixed copper grease and oil or water i forgot and i saw the little speckles of copper how do i extract them?
i mixed copper grease and oil or water i forgot and i saw the little speckles of copper how do i extract them?
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10 years ago
White-spirit / "Turps substitute" would probably dissolve the grease, filter through kitchen-roll. Neither of those liquids are very nice, so do it outdoors. L
Answer 10 years ago
any other thing that will dissolve grease i was thinking degreaser
Answer 10 years ago
super clean is an amazing degreaser, it comes in a purple jug, and its bio degradable. I used it to clean my engine block before I put it together. but be warned if you use it wear gloves it will take all of the oils out of your skin and you will have dragon skin the next day. ask me how I know lol
Answer 10 years ago
mm im gonna stick with wd40 so far im getting good results
Answer 10 years ago
You could try it? L
Answer 10 years ago
i made a pot of it but knocked it onto a carpet and it wont come out so im making another set
Answer 10 years ago
Oh dear. I did advise you did it outside - weather is good today. L
Answer 10 years ago
its fine its in my makeshift lab(garage) but i realised that swarfega gets it of anything so i diluted swarfega with water to make degreaser but i think wd-40 is better so far ive been updating my browser to firefox but i still have the stupid orangeboard bug im trying to sort it out
Answer 10 years ago
WD40 has a lot of light petroleum in it so it will work, but it's expensive. If you're going to do this again see if you can pick up something similar from a cheap-shop? L
Answer 10 years ago
im trying it with wd40 now
10 years ago
- Switch on the oven.
- On a baking tray, lay a pad of several layers of paper towel.
- Pile the copper/grease/water goop onto the towel.
- Place it in the oven, and heat for as long as required.
The water should evaporate, and the grease should melt and be absorbed by the towel.Answer 10 years ago
are the fumes toxic in any way?
Answer 10 years ago
Probably to some degree - it's grease, after all - but I'd guess that a well-ventilated kitchen, and a one-off exposure, would be fine. It's more a case of other people in the house complaining about the smell of hot grease. If in doubt, use a barbecue outside instead.
Answer 10 years ago
ok thanks i was wondering if it was possible to melt grease without burning it
10 years ago
Put it into a centrifuge. All of the copper will be at the bottom.
Answer 10 years ago
a what?
Answer 10 years ago
Here's an article about them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifuge
and here's a cheap manual one
http://www.homeschoolingsupply.com/united-scientific/science-equipment-f-centfg1.htm
You'll probably have to thin the grease some.
Answer 10 years ago
ye i did with wd40 but it exploded when i used my bike to do it
Answer 10 years ago
i tried it by making a centrifuge with my bike and its just exloded everywhere
10 years ago
The following URL tells how to extract aluminum from paint.
http://www.nakka-rocketry.net/alpaint.html
Extracting copper from anti-seize is likely to be similar, but test a small portion of the anti-seize first, to be sure that it will dissolve in acetone. If it doesn't, another solvent (ordinary paint thinner?) may do.
Prfesser
Answer 10 years ago
will alcohol work ?cos i have lots of that
10 years ago
Your question begs a followup...Why? Unless you have enormous amounts of the copper grease, the amount of copper you'll recover is minuscule and won't offset the cost and effort of retrieving it..
Answer 10 years ago
i got it for free anyway and its just an experiment