Toluene + Styrofoam, experiment

Toluen (methylbenzene) - an aromatic hydrocarbon organic compound, often used as an organic solvent. The discoverer of toluene is Polish chemist Filip Walter.
Toluene is a colorless liquid with a pleasant, intense odor. It does not mix with water but is miscible with most organic solvents. Toluene is a flammable substance, in the liquid form burns with a yellow, strongly kicking flame.
The film shows the action of a strong solvent (toluene) on a material that is foamed polystyrene (polystyrene). Styrofoam is obtained by heating the pellets with water vapor resulting in the formation of small airspaces.

[@MrSamshy]

That’s cool 😎

[@hpod3sx]

zwykła benzyna 95 działa prawie identycznie, tylko w niej styropian zmiania się w takiego gluta żółtego, po odlaniu dzyny i wyschnięciu, glut zmiania się w coś jak plastik.

[@mikoajracinowski3701]

+hpod3sx Ciekawe, muszę przetestować. Dzięki!

[@hpod3sx]

MR MR
luzik, pozdro!

[@Szklana147]

Masz błąd w opisie - rozkład a rozpuszczanie to 2 różne rzeczy. Lepiej napisać, że stopień spienienia polistyrenu jest proporcjonalny do szybkości rozpuszczania się go w rozpuszczalniku, ale to raczej oczywiste, więc zrezygnowałbym z tego zdania.

[@mikoajracinowski3701]

+Szklana147 Dzięki za uwagi, faktycznie opis wymaga poprawy. ;)

[@Racinaoo1]

Calkiem spoko

[@spider-manthenewavenger3336]

Does it break it down into a thin liquid?

[@barryfennell9723]

The solvent breaks down the Styrofoam polymer and becomes gelatinous. the same thing happens with Styrofoam and gasoline to make napalm

[@charlesshipman446]

You really need neat benzene to make a single liquified napalm solution. Other solvents and even petroleum spirit (gasoline ) do react and soften the polystyrene but don't tend to combine easily! napalm by the way while very effective isn't the best ammo for a flame thrower as even though the napalm is excellent at sticking and tranfering its goodness while billowing great clouds of toxic smoke it has the drawback of going hard in the pipes and valve of the flame thrower unless it's flushed with benzene after use... normally a mix of a highly flammable solvent and an oil is preferred for this while napalm is liberally dispensed by a small explosive charge that flings big meaty gloops in all directions......