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Pereira Hicks, Cristiane <pereir10**At_Symbol_Here**MSU.EDU>
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Re: [DCHAS-L] Peroxide strips and 2-propanol
Date:
Oct 3, 2025 22:18 UTC
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[DCHAS-L] Peroxide strips and 2-propanol
You should take a look at this publication:
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> on behalf of Laurie Yoder <000022a100962bdc-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Peroxide strips and 2-propanol
I am doing a chemical hygiene independent study course with a student, and (mainly for educational purposes) we tested our 2-propanol in the stock room with peroxide test strips. There was an intense unmistakable color change, which seemed surprising given
that the containers are less than 1 year old. My question is if others of you with more experience have gotten positive tests like this--can it really contain that much peroxide or is there some other interference happening with the test strips?
- The brand is "WaterWorks", not expired.
- The strip was dipped in the 2-propanol, extra drips removed, then a drop of DI water was added to the strip.
- We also tried it in reverse-adding the water first, then dipping. Same result.
- Other organics tested in this way did not indicate any peroxides.
We don't distill the stuff so I'm not overly concerned, mainly curious. What's happening?
Laurie
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