Argon on top of stored nicotine.

submitted over 4 years ago by Parceljockey

I just made my bulk purchase of 100mg/ml nicotine in pg base, as well as a bunch of amber Boston bottles with the polycone tops. (Thanks Wiki)

It was recommended to fill the open space on top of the liquid with argon, to further aid in oxygen displacement and prevent oxidation.

I'm not a Weldor, so I can't justify buying a cylinder of argon only to use a little each time the bottles are opened.

I found "wine saver" ...basically Argon in a spray can:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MEHJCQ2/ref=sspa_dk_bot_detail_aax_0?psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFHWkxKVDMzUUtNNU4mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA5NDIzOTNGUTZLRTRRUUxZNlEmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDc5NzI4MzFGSjFDRUpTNVVRUyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbF9lbmRjYXBfc2hhcmVkJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

It says it's pure argon. Probably more "food grade" than argon for welding.

Does anyone have experience with this, or am I wasting my time?

Comments

8 points

by mixsomniaover 4 years ago

argon is a waste of time and money just fill your bottles to the top with a little pg it displaces oxygen better

I did a bit of research because i do some homebrewing the idea of an argon blanket is not accurate Here is a quote from wikipedia: "...gases of different nature, when brought into contact, do not arrange themselves according to their density, the heaviest undermost, and the lighter uppermost, but they spontaneously diffuse, mutually and equally, through each other, and so remain in the intimate state of mixture for any length of time."

my guess is its because gases are so diffuse with large gaps between molecules its harder to displace anything

1 points

by satanvacationover 4 years ago

Glad I read this before buying argon lol

6 points

by duncanyoyo1over 4 years agoMixologist

Yes that is what you should be using.

Not welding argon, it's not clean.

2 points

by SolarAUover 4 years ago

Yes welding Argo usually also contains a small percentage of O2 and CO2 which probably defeats the purpose of using an inert gas to top your bottles in the first place

0 points

by Shakespeare-Botover 4 years ago

Aye yond is what thee shouldst beest using.

not welding argon, t's not crisp

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by QueenBuzyBeeover 4 years ago

Yes. You want argon wine preserver. One bottle goes a long way.

2 points

by i_call_her_HQover 4 years ago

I've never used it for nic, but we do use it to prevent oxidation of canola oil by diffusing it into the oil when we store it. Should work for nic too.

1 points

by pyro_poop_12over 4 years ago

I don't know how much nic means 'bulk' or how long you need to store it, but I bought my bottle of nic in Jan 2018 and I just keep it in the refrigerator. It still seems fine to me.

YMMV, maybe your palate is more sesitive, etc...

1 points

by Parceljockeyover 4 years ago

I bought 4x 1 liter bottles of 100mg/ml . Expressly intended for freezing and "prepper" status.

1 points

by tinwhistlinover 4 years ago

I'm new to this as well, but that's the same product I purchased.

Argon is argon, and with that being labeled as 100% food safe argon I assumed it less likely to contain other gasses or possibly non food safe things that could contaminate my nicotine,

1 points

by erp0432over 4 years ago

Your wasting your time with argon.

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