How would you properly dispose Hydrochloric acid?

Answer 1

Do NOT dispose down the drain or in storm drains. Do NOT dispose of in the trash: liquid wastes can leak in a trash truck and react with other chemicals. Wastewater treatment facilities routinely use muriatic acid. Call your local facility to see if they will accept it. To neutralize: In a large, 3-5 gallon plastic container, mix a one-pound box of sodium bicarbonate with a large quantity of water, mix, but leave some of the sodium bicarbonate visible at the bottom of the container. Slowly and carefully add the acid to the mixture stirring cautiously to avoid splashing. When the acid ceases to react (fizzing) and/or the sodium carbonate can be seen as a paste on the bottom of the container, the acid has been neutralized and can then be disposed down the drain. Should the acid not become neutralized, carefully add more sodium bicarbonate to the mixture. Take to a HHW collection or commercial hazardous waste facility.

The above is an extremely dangerous way by the use of baking soda or soda ash. Please to not attempt this. Find a neighbor with a pool to give it to or give it to the next pool tech you see. They will both gladly take it.

As a last resort, bring it to a local recycle center being careful how you transport it. If it tips over in you vehicle there could be repercussions or damage to the car let alone fumes and the involvement of the HAZMAT TEAM and this could be very costly.

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Answer 2

: Put it in a bottle with a tight lid, write with a permanent marker "POISON" either dispose of it in the trash or bring it to a local trash company.add baking soda to it to nutralize the pH level of the acid and bring to your local garbige company

Since Muratic Acid is water soluble, dilute it thoroughly and dispose of it thru a drain.

Do not mix the acid with any other chemicals. It may cause a violent reaction.

Only neutralize the acid with baking soda. Neutralizing it with garden lime can cause the formation of chlorine gas, a dangerous poison.

Answer 3

If the acid is dilute enough it works basically like vinegar. So add more water to the mixture and put it down your kitchen sink; flush it down with plenty of water and things will be just fine.

Answer 4

Keep it in approved containers. Whenever opening the container, make sure you're wearing eye protection, long sleeved shirt and rubber gloves. Also have a supply of adequate clean, fresh water so that you can rinse yourself off if you get any on you. If there is ANY possibility that you'll be around the fumes of concentrated muratic, wear a respirator, not just a dust mask.
Seriously though, it's not that bad if you're just careful around it. If you get any on your skin it will itch and burn so you want to be able to wash it off. If you breath it it will make you cough and it's pretty uncomfortable but if you get right out of the fumes, it shouldn't hurt you. Just don't get it in your eyes... whatever it takes.
When diluting it, start with a container of water and pour the acid into the water. That will minimize the potential for splashing concentrated acid on you. If you're using it for cleaning bricks, dilute to 20% or less.

Answer 5

you drink it!

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Answer 6

Pour it down the sink followed by lots of water. If it is concentrated you should dilute it first- Remember do what you oughta always add acid to water. That is concentrated acid is always added to water not water to acid.

Answer 7

Sulfuric acid wastes must be neutralized with a carbonate.