Brian Lalor <blalor@...> writes: > > Don't dispose of them! The acid/peroxide etchant becomes CuCl etchant > > with use, which can be air regenerated and used over and over again. > > What if you really really need to? :-) Baking soda? IIRC you add a base (sodium hydroxide (drain cleaner) if you have it, else baking soda) until the copper precipitates. That tells you the pH has just passed neutral. Let the water evaporate, leaving a copper salt "brick" at the bottom. Bring that to a hazmat place.
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How to dispose of etchant?
2010-01-05 by DJ Delorie