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Hi all
I have one cabinet to store corrosives. I attempt to separate by shelves the acids and bases. I also have iodine in there (double bottled in sealed plastic bags). However I am still finding that all my labels get stained brown - they would become unreadable if I left them. Is it the iodine causing this or is it reactions between other things eg nitric acid? How do others store iodine? (I HATE iodine!)
Any help appreciated.
Kathryn

We had a very small corrosive cabinet, and we only had Iodine in that cupboard. The others went into a normal cupboard, and it worked fine.

We don't have a cabinet for corrosives at all, they have their own bank of shelves in the chemstore. I haven't had any problems with my iodine (or anything else) staining labels.

melsid wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 10:44 We don't have a cabinet for corrosives at all, they have their own bank of shelves in the chemstore. I haven't had any problems with my iodine (or anything else) staining labels.

Same here melsid . We did have Iodine in a small cupboard in the prep room and there was a brown stain on the wall behind it but since its been stored in plastic bag in store room on the shelf it seems quite happy to vent off into a larger area . I think the smaller the containment area , the greater the concentration of gaseous Iodine .

And like melsid ,we don't have a corrosives cabinet either .

Hi All,
We need a new corrosive cabinet, 200L or more, any recommendations on suppliers?

Hi, has anyone ever disposed of a corrosives cabinet, is it ok to just be put with general waste (there has been no spills in it) so i assume its fine.
Thought I'd ask.
Thanks

Interesting question. Maybe check with the company you're buying the new one from?

I did, I asked if they can take the old one to be disposed of but they don't, and they just said if there wasn't a spill it could probably be a general waste or maybe a metal recycling place.
Just thought I'd post the question hoping someone might know

Scrap metal sounds the go to me . Especially if your local Tip takes it for free . You'd most likely have to pay for general waste there .

I think I would ask the GA to get rid of it . Not your problem .

Ok, sounds good to me! lol thank you