Nopox smells like acetone
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It's a mixture of alcohol and vinegar
drink it!
You have a good nose, as nail polish remover typically contains ethyl acetate. That said…
When ethyl alcohol (as in vodka) and acetic acid (as in vinegar) are mixed, they can spontaneously react to form said ethyl acetate. Which is a type of organic compound called an ester. The reaction is also reversible, depending on conditions. FWIW- esters are commonly found in flavors and fragrances. So no surprise your nose is sensitive to it.
For carbon dosing the goal is to use a 6:1 ratio of alcohol to vinegar. There is something in chemistry called stoichiometry which accounts for actual molecular quantities of reactants & products, which I will not go into here. Instead below is a link from someone that did the analysis via an nmr spectrometer and then did the math for us to make a 1 liter batch of diy NO3 : PO4-X
“Based on an NMR of NOPOX, a diy mix of 500 mls vinegar (5%), 375 mls vodka (80 proof), and 125 mls RO/DI matches the ratios."
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When ethyl alcohol (as in vodka) and acetic acid (as in vinegar) are mixed, they can spontaneously react to form said ethyl acetate. Which is a type of organic compound called an ester. The reaction is also reversible, depending on conditions. FWIW- esters are commonly found in flavors and fragrances. So no surprise your nose is sensitive to it.
For carbon dosing the goal is to use a 6:1 ratio of alcohol to vinegar. There is something in chemistry called stoichiometry which accounts for actual molecular quantities of reactants & products, which I will not go into here. Instead below is a link from someone that did the analysis via an nmr spectrometer and then did the math for us to make a 1 liter batch of diy NO3 : PO4-X
“Based on an NMR of NOPOX, a diy mix of 500 mls vinegar (5%), 375 mls vodka (80 proof), and 125 mls RO/DI matches the ratios."
NOPOX Recipe
I should really have started doing this a couple years back. NO3PO4-X usually sells for $45 give or take, and I could make so much more by just buying the Vodka, Vinegar and mixing in with RODI so what follows is a Quoted recipe from a 5yr old Nopox Recipe thread that I found on R2R. Credit goes...
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