How to Make Bleach with Electrolysis

[@carlosaraujoalmeida]

By my small research and knowledge I think I can explain some points: - Copper: it does look like Copper I Oxide by the colour, cathodes are highly attacked by the hypochlorites, so generally it is used MMO or Pt plated in Ti. - Fabric: it does look like denim? The high pH may transform the indigo in leuco-indigo which may be oxidize back to indigo in the presence of O2. -NaOCl: at some extend you successfully made it. I'm not sure at this point but for the Amperage was a little to high to the scale of the unpartitioned cell letting a little to much Cl2 to escape, which need to react with the NaOH to form NaOCl. -pH: you only switch between high and low. :)

[@bensonmwenda8338]

For anode use titanium. For cathode use stainless steel.

[@scottk3292]

The bleaching of your pH test strips reminds me of a similar situation in managing chlorine levels for pools. When the chlorine gets high enough, you'll see flashes of pink coming from the reagent tablets, but the sample generally stays colorless. This happens when the chlorine is way too high, and bleaches away the pink chlorine indicator.

[@tameematiqul3290]

By low pH he means that the naoh concentration is low

[@jpbonhomme5051]

Cap it off while it's running and run the hydrogen mix to a lamp or a burner. I'm gonna do this to make a steam turbine. If I remember, I'll also try using the flame to heat some thermocouples and see what I can generate

[@backwoodsengineer]

Was searching for how to make bleach, subbed for the Big Clive mention and the AvE slang.

[@DIYBiotech]

They are my heroes

[@backwoodsengineer]

@@DIYBiotech I would love to go have a beer with those guys. I bought a cheap salt water system for a swimming pool on clearance awhile back and am just now testing it to see what strength of chlorine I can get from it. I’m attempting to make Washi paper from trees on my land and need the chlorine to bleach the bark fibers.

[@DIYBiotech]

@@backwoodsengineer That's really cool stuff! Fun project for sure

[@accountN6942]

Thanks I legit had to find a video of this just to see how fast the process is so this helped a lot

[@Jamessmith-yb9kd]

Super interesting ol chap ! I was in search of vides that somewhat explained the creation of bleach. Its my secret weapon for Pearly white transitions 😁. I need the table of elements in my life 😂

[@suheyla9638]

What is the concentration of bleach you made using 10% salt water?

[@stephenhogg6154]

The chemistry of this is super confusing. Talking about a ‘low ph hydroxide’ is not helping. If you do this with some vinegar (the catalyst?), you’re meant to get hypochlorous acid (ph 3/4).

[@ghettocowboy993]

When working with salt solutions the environment is very harsh , it will destroy almost every electrode . I use Titanium and a MMO anode and cathode , they are excellent for salt solutions

[@ch1llb1lly]

Great video dude

[@bamspay]

You keep saying low PH when you are talking about high PH. Very confusing. Sodium hydroxide should be a very high PH. Like 14 high.

[@bamspay]

I could be wrong, but I think because you are not trapping the chlorine gas off most of it is leaving before it can dissolve in the solution.

[@semihtolgahaydaroglu7618]

Thank you bro! I produced strong smelling bleach

[@RedDogForge]

bleach has a terrible shelf life so this is actually kind of handy to know

[@yashnavik683]

Was here to check if what dr. Stone did was possible or not I believe they simply didn't have enough power there

[@stask4499]

You can use a paper clip instead of pencil lead

[@omsingharjit]

Yeah similarly In Battery chemistry positive electrodes are called cathode But in physic and electro chemistry that same positive plats are called Anode . So much confusing

[@dansw0rkshop]

One is charging, one is discharging. Those are opposite. 😁

[@Zane-It]

Can you do this with a cigarette lighter plug in your car? When I say this I mean can we make a device that plugs into your car that can do it?

[@agustin2142]

wow, me parecio super interesante, estoy pensando en "copiarte" el video y hacerlo en mi otro canal de youtube en español, prometo agendarte jajaja.

[@t-davis]

thanks for this video - can you explain the process for creating sodium hypochlorous (H0Cl) vs bleach (NaCl)?

[@stephenhogg6154]

Add some vinegar before the electrolysis.

[@oinkoink644]

@@stephenhogg6154 is it really like this?

[@Decco6306]

I am now subscribbled

[@mattgray666]

Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Graphite are my go-to electrodes. eBay is a good place to get scrap EDM electrodes which you can cut with woodworking tools into whatever shape you want.

[@jasonwaldrop9626]

Try using stainless steel for the anode and cathode

[@M4CHINE69]

Doesn't that leech chromium into the solution which is poisonous?

[@eriton6806]

​@@M4CHINE69exactly. The metal electrode can only be the +, since chlorine (at the -) eats EVERYTHING that conducts electricity, except very expensive metals (e.g. Platinum) and very cheap carbon (that's why it's almost mandatory to use graphite at the negative electrode).

[@mdnesarkhan4253]

Ratio pls water and salt ,and what's volt of dc

[@krsco9894]

I did this with a 9V battery

[@manie3232]

Does it matter if the current is DC or AC?

[@dheujsnrhfydhehehshshhdggsd]

Also curious

[@cray369]

use DC at the electrodes

[@deathkeys1]

dude, I get it, you're trying, and it is a nice effort, specially when I can see your channel isn't dead and you are making interesting stuff but please, don't butcher electrochemistry like this anymore, and as many would have said already pH of 13 is damn high, like I once was years ago in my life(don't do that!) technicalities aside, it was interesting to see someone else doing it even if it is for an experimental scale;

[@NobodyReport]

How could I get 10-14%?

[@sadface7457]

Though what could better is that you could sterilize a chamber without opening it.

[@DIYBiotech]

Oh that is a cool idea! I like it

[@sadface7457]

@@DIYBiotech You should check but the conductivity of the solution should be changing as solvated ions are removed from solution. You might be able to produce precise acid-base concentrations for experiment.

[@chaoselites3636]

Just want to let you know, be very careful with this stuff. The gasses the reaction produces can be highly carcinogenic/deadly

[@andrew_owens7680]

Especially the chlorine gas! That was a weapon in WWI that was outlawed for humanitarian reasons!

[@chaoselites3636]

@@andrew_owens7680 the gasses produced from a stainless steel reaction are much worse than chlorine. The chlorine is detectable before it hits dangerous levels as well

[@mattgray666]

Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Graphite are my go-to electrodes. eBay is a good place to get scrap EDM electrodes which you can cut with woodworking tools into whatever shape you want.