It is added to formaldehyde to prevent polymerization of the formaldehyde.
Bader Siddiki <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 07/17/2012 01:44 PM To Rene J Buesa <[email protected]> cc histonet <[email protected]>, Kelly Boyd <[email protected]> Subject Re: [Histonet] (no subject) Hello Methanol is added to reagent alcohol (ethyl alcohol) so that people do not use for drinking purpose and for tax purposes. Alcohol (ethyl alcohol) has federal tax just like liquor. One can buy pure alcohol, but you have keep inventory and make sure it is not misused. Bader On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Rene J Buesa <[email protected]> wrote: > To prevent oxidation of those 2 reagents > René J. > > > ________________________________ > From: Kelly Boyd <[email protected]> > To: histonet <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:16 PM > Subject: [Histonet] (no subject) > > Since there is discussion of formalin and methanol, I would like to ask > everyone.....Why would a vendor add methanol to their reagent alcohol and > their 10% buffered formalin? > > What are the advantages/disadvantages to the tissue especially for > processing? > > Kelly > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > -- If any Q's please feel free to contact us Have a nice day/weekend Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With Kind Regards / avec l'aimable ce qui concerne Met vriendelijke groeten 種とについて Bader Bader B Siddiki, PhD Executive director, Research and development ImmunoBioScience Corp. (IBSC) Phone: + 1 425 367 4601 Fax: + 1 425 367 4817 cell (mobile) phone: + 1 425 314 0199 e-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.ImmunoBioScience.Com Marketing: phone: + 1 650 343 IBSC (4272) E-mail: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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