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Demystify: 

One thing that may help with corrosion of acid cabinets is placing a box
of baking soda inside. There are versions of boxes designed for use in
refrigerators, these may work in acid cabinets as well. I also put a bag
of activated charcoal in my solvent cabinet to keep the fumes down.

Dave Lane
Principal
Clavis technology Development

On 4/20/22 10:25 PM, Richard Palluzi wrote:
> Acid cabinets are normally not vented. If vented there is no standard I know of.
> I think the issue may be more the materials of construction or your handling
> practices.
>
> On Apr 20, 2022 8:40 PM, "Leach, Patricia" wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> We have an acid cabinet which is ventilated. The ventilation for the cabinet
> is too low to measure and as a result the cabinet has corroded. We are
> replacing the cabinet. Does anyone know what the appropriate flow rates are
> for such a cabinet storing mineral acids would be?
>
> *Patricia Leach*
>
> *Lab Manager*
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> *Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry*
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> Office: (972) 883-6583**
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