Talk:Kitchen chemistry
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This article was nominated for deletion on 9 October 2006. The result of the discussion was no concensus. |
As it appears this page will stay, I am now formulating a todo list to bring it into alignment with Wikipedia standards.
Bryan Turner 19:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
TODO:
- Clarify licensing from original author; make sure it is "under a GFDL-compatible license"
- Rewrite to remove 'how-to' feel.
- Change chemical sources to be a list rather than a hunter-gather description(?)
- Transclude chemical sources from parent chemical page(s) instead of duplicating the content.
- Give explicit product names(?)
- Ask Dialectric to describe how he would rewrite it (from [1])
- other?
- Add references Uncle G suggested:
- Obvious safety tips
- Safety practices when working with chemicals (wikipedia?)
- Are there any Kitchen-chemistry-specific safety guides?
- Links to MSDS(?) - probably already on the parent chemical pages
- Link in the safety icons from parent chemical pages(?)
- Possibly split list into High School level and College level (ie: relatively safe, and not-so-safe) lists?
- From Edison: eye protection, don't add water to acid
- List caustic/corrosive/irritant/explosive/carcinogenic properties - may be on parent pages
- lots more..
- Add sections for:
- Basic Equipment
- Advanced Equipment (aspirator, distillation column, etc)
- Add chemicals:
- Mineral Oil
- Mineral Spirits (white spirit, hexane, Odorless Mineral Spirit)
- Dimethyl Ether
Additions to the chemical list should meet the following criteria:
- It is a pure or nearly-pure chemical (ie: an element, a molecule, or simple compound).
- It has a common, unrestricted source (grocery store, hobby store, art supply, hardware store, etc.).
- It can be handled safely by a person of high-school age and education.
- It must not be imminently poisonous or explosive, nor break down to such a product in contact with air, water, or moderate heat.
- It should be stable if placed in a cool, dark container inside an air-tight jar or zip-lock bag for at least a year (otherwise, storage procedures should be noted).
- It must not be radioactive.
