Nonpolar?

[sinkoman]

I need some help here, deciding which nonpolar substance/solvent to use in a "foodprocessing" experiment.

Nothing carcinogenic. At all. Even if only in huge ammounts. No carcinogens, no terratogens. Basically, nothing cancerous.

I was reccomended pentane by a HL2.netter who will remain unnamed for the time being.

Problem with pentane though, is that it's NOT VERY EASY TO GET D: D: D:

Otherwise though, it'd work perfectly.

Is nonane nonpolar? I'm guessing it is (by looking at the formulae), but i'm not positive. Is it easy to get?

Any other ideas?

 

[63]

Munronane is about as non-carcinogenic as they come. Or was it the other way around?

 

[dfc05]

Any alkane is nonpolar.... methane, ethane, propane, hexane. Any alkene or alkyne with only carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds will also be nonpolar. Alcohols with long carbon chains are usually considered nonpolar.

Diethyl ether is a good common solvent and should be nonpolar.
Hexane is also a good common solvent.

I've never used nonane before so it would probably be harder to get.

 

[sinkoman]

Any alkane is nonpolar.... methane, ethane, propane, hexane. Any alkene or alkyne with only carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds will also be nonpolar. Alcohols with long carbon chains are usually considered nonpolar.

Diethyl ether is a good common solvent and should be nonpolar.
Hexane is also a good common solvent.

I've never used nonane before so it would probably be harder to get.

Well, the substance should be suitable for human consumption in EXTREMELY SMALL quantities, with a 4 NFPA flammability rating (so it can evaporate cleanly).

I plan on soaking a powder in a nonpolar solvent, running it through a coffee filter, then drying the powder to remove as much of the solvent as humanly possible.

 

[15357]

something tells me that it wouldn't be legal to use at a restourant..... I mean, solvents? Most of them are carciogenic. Actually, almost all of them are carciogenic, when used in extremely large amounts. IIRC, anyway.

 

[sinkoman]

something tells me that it wouldn't be legal to use at a restourant..... I mean, solvents? Most of them are carciogenic. Actually, almost all of them are carciogenic, when used in extremely large amounts. IIRC, anyway.

Resturaunt :O???????

I'm just making some stuff for myself.