How do you dispose of acetone?
MaineJim
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A simple question, how do you dispose of acetone? Dump it down the sink? Don't really want it ending up in my water supply.
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Like Jerry said just let it evaporate.
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Or you could pour it down a old girlfriends gas tank the next time someone close to ya hears she cooked ya at someones wedding.
<< <i>Acetone is combustible. There is difference between flammable and combustible. Combustible chemicals are much more volatile than flammables. They have a very low flash point. >>
You have these two terms reversed I think.
Flammable has a Flash point under 100 degrees usally exposure of it fumes will ignite when exposed to a open flame.
Combustable the flash pont is over 100 degrees. The item may not ignite in direct contact with a flame in some cases.
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<< <i>Acetone is combustible. There is difference between flammable and combustible. Combustible chemicals are much more volatile than flammables. They have a very low flash point. >>
You have these two terms reversed I think.
Flammable has a Flash point under 100 degrees usally exposure of it fumes will ignite when exposed to a open flame.
Combustable the flash pont is over 100 degrees. The item may not ignite is direct contact with a flame in some cases.
Steve
Ahhh, but what is the difference between flammable and inflammable?
<< <i>"There is difference between flammable and combustible."
Ahhh, but what is the difference between flammable and inflammable?
Most people know the meaning of the former, and few know the meaning of the latter
True, and most of the latter are no longer with us.
Flammable means you can ignite it as it sits
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<< <i>"Most people know the meaning of the former, and few know the meaning of the latter"
True, and most of the latter are no longer with us. >>
I don't know...but while my former ladder was inflammable, when I fell off it one day, I became quite combustible
coindeuce, you are mixed up. Acetone is highly flammable, and flammables are much more volatile than combustibles.
also, I would NOT add acetone to used oil, as it will render the used oil more volatile by lowering the flash point.
Flammable = flash point of 100 degrees F or less
Combustible = flash point of 101 to 200 degrees F
If it's not a huge amount, just set it out in an open container and let it evaporate.
It will attack your plastic pipes if you put it down the sink.
I knew it would happen.
How about just dumping it onto the street? Have not heard what acetone would do to asphalt.
I use the driveway personally..
I have found soaking them in Vodka works just as well.. Then you can enjoy a drink afterward..
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and can't burn it,can't dump it on the ground that just
leaves .......drink it.
Camelot
<< <i>How do you dispose of acetone? >>
Sell it to hippies for bong water.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
<< <i> Most people know the meaning of the former, and few know the meaning of the latter >>
The former was invented half a century ago by people who didn't know the latter was the correct word.
<< <i>OK, If you can't evaporate it, can't throw it down the toilet or sink
and can't burn it,can't dump it on the ground that just
leaves .......drink it.
Ah, the infamous rum from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Fred, Las Vegas, NV
<< <i>Correct me if I'm wrong, but it can't be a good thing to release acetone into the atmosphere. Would it be better for the environment to set the acetone on fire? With all due precautions, of course. >>
It's too late to worry about releasing this stuff once it's made. The best bet is to
use this and everything as efficiently as possible.
Just dump it down the sink. Most of the atoms will be released long before it even
gets through the treatment plant.
I wouldn't worry too much about pipes but would avoid letting high concentrations
sit in the gooseneck of plastic pipes.
<< OK, If you can't evaporate it, can't throw it down the toilet or sink
and can't burn it,can't dump it on the ground that just
leaves .......drink it. >>
I'm guessing that it just gets dumped down the sink by most everyone - still sitting on the fence on this method but I need to take some varnish off a couple of old indian heads I found at my town dump. It will need to go somewhere as I don't want to dump this back in the can to be reused.
Maine_Jim
It must be cool to live in a third world State.
They've called dumps "landfills" for a quarter century here in Michigan, and they don't let folks root around in them anymore.
Ray
"Down in the dumps"
on more then a few
occasions.
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<< <i>I need to take some varnish off a couple of old indian heads I found at my town dump........MaineJim
It must be cool to live in a third world State.
They've called dumps "landfills" for a quarter century here in Michigan, and they don't let folks root around in them anymore.
Ray >>
I remember as a kid rooting around various dumps in Missouri, both the formal town dumps and the illegal dumps you come across out hunting, and finding some good stuff.
I still have a metal table in the garage that I found illegally dumped here in CA while doing some trail running behind my house on undeveloped land in the early 90's. There are now million dollar homes built on the spot where I found it. --Jerry
<< <i><< OK, If you can't evaporate it, can't throw it down the toilet or sink
and can't burn it,can't dump it on the ground that just
leaves .......drink it. >>
I'm guessing that it just gets dumped down the sink by most everyone - still sitting on the fence on this method but I need to take some varnish off a couple of old indian heads I found at my town dump. It will need to go somewhere as I don't want to dump this back in the can to be reused.
Maine_Jim >>
I'm reluctant to dump anything at all agressive down the sink because I hate to kill the bacteria in the sewage plant. Although I don't live nearby, I feel bad for those who do. --Jerry
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<< <i>Correct me if I'm wrong, but it can't be a good thing to release acetone into the atmosphere. Would it be better for the environment to set the acetone on fire? With all due precautions, of course. >>
It's too late to worry about releasing this stuff once it's made. The best bet is to
use this and everything as efficiently as possible.
Just dump it down the sink. Most of the atoms will be released long before it even
gets through the treatment plant.
I wouldn't worry too much about pipes but would avoid letting high concentrations
sit in the gooseneck of plastic pipes. >>
The wise man will mix it with LOTS OF WATER before he dumps it down the drain. Quite frankly the amount released to the environment by incidental means during transport, loading and unloading will dwarf what coin collectors release.
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<< <i><< OK, If you can't evaporate it, can't throw it down the toilet or sink
and can't burn it,can't dump it on the ground that just
leaves .......drink it. >>
I'm guessing that it just gets dumped down the sink by most everyone - still sitting on the fence on this method but I need to take some varnish off a couple of old indian heads I found at my town dump. It will need to go somewhere as I don't want to dump this back in the can to be reused.
Maine_Jim >>
I'm reluctant to dump anything at all agressive down the sink because I hate to kill the bacteria in the sewage plant. Although I don't live nearby, I feel bad for those who do. --Jerry >>
I doubt that will hurt the bacteria. I don't believe they assimilate acetone very well, but I know they love methyl alcohol.
"For me, it goes from the metal can to closed glass jars. Once it's served its purpose, I put it back in the can and drop it off at the Hazardous Waste Center (which is also our dump and recycling center)."
Another word of advice: If you really don't know what you're talking about, please don't offer others advice here which may cause them harm.
<< <i>Wow, there's some pretty bad advice being disseminated here, whether in jest or not. The comment to " ... drink it", presumably made in fun, can cause serious injury or even death, so please don't take it seriously. The comments to just "pour it down the kitchen sink", even if you are not worried about protecting Mother Earth, can destroy PVC drain pipes, and lead to very costly repairs, not to mention messy cleanups. Perhaps the best advice was given by Nesvt:
"For me, it goes from the metal can to closed glass jars. Once it's served its purpose, I put it back in the can and drop it off at the Hazardous Waste Center (which is also our dump and recycling center)."
Another word of advice: If you really don't know what you're talking about, please don't offer others advice here which may cause them harm. >>
If the poster is dumb enough to take the advice and drink it, then he/she deserves the consequences.
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I opened the can outside and let it sit. It did not evaporate in full sun in one day - perhaps the opening was too small. (or engineered for minimal evaporation)
So I dumped it on the driveway and it was gone in a few seconds (actually, I think it just soaks into the concrete).
I know that acetone is miscible in water so if you mix acetone with water it will likely go down plastic drain pipes with no problems especially if chased with lots of water.
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"For me, it goes from the metal can to closed glass jars. Once it's served its purpose, I put it back in the can and drop it off at the Hazardous Waste Center (which is also our dump and recycling center)."
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I'm not sure this is the best disposition for it. The last thing they need
at the hazardous waste site is a fire. If the can or seal leaks all it will
take is a spark.
If I were worried about plastic pipes I'd dump it on the sidewalk.
You got me curious though so I'll look up the MSDS and see what they
think. (I'm guessing "flush with water".)
to mr cuzzx , the acetone must of mixed with the
cow droppings , and wafted back to your property ,
and clouded your mind , which caused you to misspell
weird as 'weard' .but it's not your fault , and national
health care will cover your condition .
mr notwilight , it's ok . the bacteria dispose of the
sewage at a higher efficiency rate , thus leaving less
of a carbon footprint .
or , leave the acetone at your local coin shop . they will
use it up before the week is out .
and soaking the toe in acetone softens it up before
triming it off.
the MSDS is correct. (it isn't always). It does suggest that small
spills should be mopped up.
pdf file
<< <i>I always seem to get a thick calouse on my left big toe
and soaking the toe in acetone softens it up before
triming it off.
The MSDS seems to specifically warn about exposure to feet.
I'm not sure how much I'd worry about it.
<< <i>The stuff may be much more toxic than I'd been led to believe if
the MSDS is correct. >>
I'm guessing that may depend on how much acetone you're talking about. Acetone has been an ingredient in nail polish remover for... what? like forever? And as far as I remember, there have never been much in the way of news reports telling of women mysteriously dying after doing their nails.