I kind of guessed from looking at formula C
3H
8O
3 that there was a whole lot of H fuel in there. It's the bones of good ole' "nitro".
I am happy to duck the business of dripping fuming H
2SO
4 into caster oil. Getting the acid stuff here is a bit fraught also, unless I were to boil up the 2L of battery acid! The UK soap shop to the rescue, and it seems affordable.
Yes - I have wondered what would happen if I just mixed some blue into some soap, but I already guess that that dog likely won't hunt! So far we have ..
1. Sulfonated caster oil (Red Turkey)
2. Ptalocyanine blue pigment
3. Titanium Dioxide Pigment (Chinese White)
The first three we have got some supplies. Then we get to the one's I don't know.
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4. Sorbitan, Monooleate Polyxyetylene Deriv
It brings up lots of hits on the net. It's a food additive E494. A fatty acid ester.
Also used for "iron ore flotation" ???
Allegedly "has a special degree of esterification capable of obviously improving the dispersibility and water solubility of sodium soap" I have no idea what to use here - or to leave it out.
"Suitable for vegetarian" label indicates only vegetable fat used as a source.
E494 - Sorbitan monooleate: Produced from sorbitol and lauric acid, a normal fatty acid from vegetable or animal origin. Emulsifier, stabiliser stopping yeast products foaming. Banned in Australia and some other countries. Used in pharmaceuticals.
No idea where one could obtain some.
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5. Nonyl Phenol Emulsifier
Non-ionic surfactant. I dunno. From what it does, it sounds like washing-up liquid, or maybe clothes wash.
I would be tempted to try Fairy Liquid Wash-up stuff in it's place.
Clearly
@pontiac428,
@hman , and
@homebrewed managed to stay awake during Chem3.x