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Old 07-10-2005   #1 (permalink)
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Is There A Chemical.....

Is there a chemical that is non-toxic, clear, and goes from clear to a color when it comes into contact with oxygen or carbon dioxide? kind of like how blood turns red when it comes into contact with oxygen.
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Re: Is There A Chemical.....

Leucomethylene blue - colorless when reduced to deep blue when oxidized, and reversible. Classic demo is a trace of methylene blue plus glucose in water, shaken in a jar with air.

Basic phenolpthalein will reversibly decolorize with CO2, but it will be slow.


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Re: Is There A Chemical.....

i was thinking maybe a chemical that is cheap to produce, like for use in a sales product. I read up on Leucomethylene blue and it is used to lower the levels of methaemoglobin in red blood cells, sounds kinda expensive.
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