What happens when you pour hydrogen peroxide in your gas tank?

The drug store peroxide (3\% concentration) would have the same effect as adding water, but with more corrosion. The oxidizing effects mean that it could produce a considerable amount of rusting on e.g. the bottom of the gas tank, possibly leading to leaking gas &/or fouling the engine.

What happens when you mix acetone with gasoline?

But adding too much acetone to gasoline will speed up the flame burning too much, and adding too little will not influence, or speed up a little, the fuel burning.

Do mothballs boost octane?

Back in those days “traditional” mothballs consisted of about 99.9 percent Naphthalene (C10H8), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Although Naphthalene may slightly increase octane on today’s 87-octane unleaded regular gas, it will decrease the octane of commonly available 92-octane (or higher) unleaded premium fuels.

Can naphthalene be used as fuel?

Naphthalene is a natural component in coal tar and crude oil with typical contents of 11\% and 1.3\%, respectively [2]. It is also a constituent of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

What happens if I put mothballs in my gas tank?

It turns out that mixing mothballs with gasoline only produces inefficient combustion, that creates a lot of black smoke, and eventually kills the engine as unburned mothball particulates and residue clogs up.

What is a mix of hydrogen peroxide and acetone?

A “mix” was defined as a combination of hydrogen peroxide (initially 50 wt\%) and acetone (initially 100\%) added to water to give hydrogen peroxide concentrations that varied from 30 wt\% to 12 wt\% to 3 wt\% and the acetone concentrations of 50 wt\% or 7 wt\%.

What happens when you mix TATP and acetone peroxide?

Mixed in the right proportions, these ingredients produce white crystals of acetone peroxide. The explosive power of acetone peroxide (or triacetone triperoxide – TATP – its correct chemical name) is close that of TNT.

How do you make acetone peroxide crystals?

Common household ingredients – paint thinners (acetone), bleach or antiseptic (hydrogen peroxide), and a powerful drain unblocker (>85 per cent sulphuric acid) – can be obtained from hardware stores and pharmacies. Mixed in the right proportions, these ingredients produce white crystals of acetone peroxide.

Can acetone and H2O2 be combined in a scrubber?

A concern is that in a scrubber used to remove acetone from process air, the combination of H2O2 and acetone could form explosive peroxides. To evaluate this concern, these reagents were combined in acidic media and alkaline media, and in the presence of steel coupons containing welding materials.