How to preserve N after opening

[madasco]

Hi! Imagine you have a few small bottles of N and do not want your family to find them.

So you open them and put all their content into a larger bottle with no label (you keep the bottle safely guarded ofc).

This is your insurance to CTB a few years later when your physical condition worsens.

How long would the N remain effective?

Would you need to pump out the air/oxygen from the large bottle so that you create a vacuum and N is not oxygen-degraded?

 

[ferrie]

I can't find any info on if it degrades in the presence of oxygen. All I see for storage requirements is that it is kept in the dark at room temperature. N does degrade after about two years though. If it develops a yellow discoloration, it is no longer usable

 

[intr0verse]

I think it would be easier to just remove the labels from the existing bottles but if changing to another bottle is a must, then pick a bottle that will fit the content; for example, if you have 4x50ml bottles, pick a 200ml bottle so there would be very little space left for air, also look for a bottle with an airtight cap. Keep it in a dark, cool place and check for any sign of precipitate (little particles at the bottom of your bottle would be an indication it's starting to degrade).

 

[locked*n*loaded]

You shouldnt have opened it unless you were ready to use it. Now you have a dilemma for which there is scant info.

 

[Ernest1964]

You shouldnt have opened it unless you were ready to use it. Now you have a dilemma for which there is scant info.

Agreed 100%. Which is why I say that one should never TRY to CTB, either do it or don't do it. Some people "play" with CTB and end up making their lives even worse than before the "attempt".

 

[madasco]

That's why I am asking here, because there is not much info; else I would know the answer already.

I can't find any info on if it degrades in the presence of oxygen. All I see for storage requirements is that it is kept in the dark at room temperature. N does degrade after about two years though. If it develops a yellow discoloration, it is no longer usable

Thank you for your useful and on point answer, Ferrie.

The 2 year life is once opened or the usual shelf-life states in the label of a bottle (unopened)?

Thanks

I think it would be easier to just remove the labels from the existing bottles but if changing to another bottle is a must, then pick a bottle that will fit the content; for example, if you have 4x50ml bottles, pick a 200ml bottle so there would be very little space left for air, also look for a bottle with an airtight cap. Keep it in a dark, cool place and check for any sign of precipitate (little particles at the bottom of your bottle would be an indication it's starting to degrade).

Thank you, intr0verse. Your suggestions are useful; will bear those in mind.

Agreed 100%. Which is why I say that one should never TRY to CTB, either do it or don't do it. Some people "play" with CTB and end up making their lives even worse than before the "attempt".

My question has absolutely nothing to do with trying/playing/half-heartedly intending to CTB

 

[ferrie]

That's why I am asking here, because there is not much info; else I would know the answer already.


Thank you for your useful and on point answer, Ferrie.

The 2 year life is once opened or the usual shelf-life states in the label of a bottle (unopened)?

Thanks

Thank you, intr0verse. Your suggestions are useful; will bear those in mind.

My question has absolutely nothing to do with trying/playing/half-heartedly intending to CTB

Afaik the two year date is from when it was manufactured. There should be an expiry date on the original packaging