Dear Pankaj ji, I enquired for the 70% alcohol with the chemists in our area, but nobody stocks it. Please let me know other alternatives. Regards, Mani.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > As per my understanding or faded memory formaline decolourises the specimen > and makes it brital too. > Even alcohol has to be used with some % of CuSo4. > Remaining may ask someone and let you know. > Madhuri > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:08:22 > To: efloraofindia<[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:65939] Re: Phaius tankerville-MN260311 > > Dear Gurucharan Sigh ji and Pankaj ji: > Thank you.... > my question really was can vodka be used ... > a little googling got me this: > usual vodka sold in international market > is usually 40% or so... > Its alcohol content is ethanol.... > but I GUESS IT WOULD NOT DO ... since its only 40%... > > so I guess I am to try and find Spirit from pharmacists... > BUT NOWADAYS the alcohol availbale for cleaning injection sites etc is > Isopropyl alcohol really... which carries its own toxicity for humans, > but our regulators are not concerned with that at this point...I am > goint to write that up elsewhere... > BUT FOR THIS group... > my next question is , suppose I did find the rectified spirit, and > made 70% with WATER? or do I need to buffer it, like we do for human > tissues preservation when using formalin? Can buffered formalin be > used for preserving flowers? > So in summary I am asking two questions: Rectified spirit is to be > diluted with what, and cand buffered formalin be used for flowers in > particular and botanical specimen in general? > Thanks.. > Usha di > > > > On Mar 28, 3:57 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > :)) > > Thanks for asking. > > When I said alcohol, I always meant, ethyl alcohol or ethanol. I dont > drink :) > > Frankly, yes, beer or vodka, which also has alcohol can be of some > > help, but not for longer duration.....and then it stinks which I dont > > like.... > > Ethyl alcohol bottles are available at chemist or scientific labs. > > > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: mani nair <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mar 28, 3:12 pm > > > Subject: Phaius tankerville-MN260311 > > > To: efloraofindia > > > > > The same question I was about to ask you. Is it available in any > > > Chemist > > > shop. I am from a liquor industry, but I do not think the liquor will > > > help. > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Mani. > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India >
