Zerocarb - what is it?

Hi all,
i have to dispose of a couple of bottles of "zerocarb". Anyone know what
this is?

Ta, Rob.

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 02:25:14 +1000, Buckleys
<[Only registered users see links. ].au> wrote:


Call up the manufacturer. They are supposed to tell you that info.
(Well, I don't know about Australia.)

Bill Penrose

William Penrose wrote:

This stuff could be up to 30 years old. No manufacturer is listed on the
label, just has "Zerocarb" on it. I was hoping someone mught recognise
it as a trade name or something. Oh well - time to put 2nd year
inorganic to use.

Rob.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:41:11 +1000, Buckleys
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Just remember that some older reagents ( eg CO2 absorbers - if that's
what it is ), can include asbestos - eg some Carbosorb products were
sodalime-asbestos rather than just sodalime-indicator, and Ascarite
was sodium hydroxide-asbestos.

I'd just wet a small amount, check the pH, and then dump it with some
absorbent material around it. Probably not worth wasting much time on.

Bruce Hamilton

[Only registered users see links. ] (Bruce Hamilton) wrote in message news:<[Only registered users see links. ].nz>.. .

What you most likely have is somthing called Zeokarb. I call your
attention to the reference F. B. Anderson, Clin. Chim. Acta, 12(1965)
659-670. In the appendix on page 670 he mentions the use of Zeokarb
225 (H+) form as an acidifying agent. The stuff seems to be peculiar
to the British! I would guess its harmless.

Try google on Zerocarb. It seems to be a diet supplement for
body-builders.

Nick Hawthorn n dot hawthorn at auckland dot ac dot nz

Buckleys wrote:

What does it look like? Sounds like it should be ZeoCarb - Mix of zeolite
and carbon.

--
Ron Jones

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or NeoCarb ... the equivalent in the Matrix ...

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