Question sulfuric acid in the UK

[mithyl2]

what is the best place to buy it, or better yet the best way to make it when in the UK?

 

[Evilcarrot1]

You can buy it online. It used to be in bandq £10 a litre. If you Google search "one shot drain cleaner" its 99.9% sulfuric acid but its died purple. Works perfect for everything

 

[mithyl2]

thanks. will check it out

 

[WinterDust]

Hi,

Sulfuric acid in the U.K is banned since we had the acid attacks in London not long ago.

 

[buffalophill]

acid is becoming harder to find


Electrochemically splitting magnesium sulfate into sulfuric acid and magnesium hydroxide using an electrolytic diaphragm cell. This is similar to a previous video I made where I made sulfuric acid from copper sulfate, though using a sulfate salt where the cation has a higher reduction potential than hydrogen makes the process a bit more difficult. Based on the fact that epsom salt is around $10/kg for me (AUD), theoretically the H2SO4 generated by this method would cost about $22.50/litre (if it were concentrated to 98%), much cheaper than most sulfuric acid sources.