URGENT: Ammonia spill

[AriaStar]

I spilled a bunch of ammonia on my carpet and it's just gross. I know bleach (even color-safe) can kill the odor, but I don't care to create mustard gas that might linger for weeks with my animals walking around closer to the floor.

So can anyone please help? I can't stand this, nor can I afford a professional cleaner right now.

[acidburn]

Try washing the area repeatedly with just water to dilute what's left after you've soaked up and disposed of the bulk of the spill.

[skyz]

three things come to mind

test on small area first

white vinegar mixed with water

borax (mixed with matter not strewn on area as is bad for the pets in powder form)

baking soda mixed with water

after treating the area take old towels and place them on the area with something heavy weighing them down

when soaked channge (or wash and dry the same ones) and repeat

open the windows for sake of animals and yourself

actually you can rent a carpet cleaning machines and clean the carpets yourself

i have done it many times mixing borax in the cleaning solution (i used to use wooliite liquiid as the cleaning agent)

[tokenuser]

Because ammonmia "out gases" (which causes the smell) it can get over powering. Something often used in fish processing plant are buckets of mild acid that absorb the ammonia gas.

In a household situation, you will want to grab a WIDE mouthed container of some kind (plastic mixing bowl?) and put some vinegar in it, and place that near the ammonia spill. It wont get rid of the spilt ammonia (DO NOT attempt to mix acid and ammonia) - your best bet is just diluting with water and soping it up over and over again, but it will help neutralise the gassed out ammonia in the air.

[AriaStar]

three things come to mind

test on small area first

white vinegar mixed with water

borax (mixed with matter not strewn on area as is bad for the pets in powder form)

baking soda mixed with water

after treating the area take old towels and place them on the area with something heavy weighing them down

when soaked channge (or wash and dry the same ones) and repeat

open the windows for sake of animals and yourself

actually you can rent a carpet cleaning machines and clean the carpets yourself

i have done it many times mixing borax in the cleaning solution (i used to use wooliite liquiid as the cleaning agent)


I sloshed down vinegar and then baking soda on that, and it seems to be helping. I own a steam cleaner and will clean all the carpets on Sunday.

[AriaStar]

Because ammonmia "out gases" (which causes the smell) it can get over powering. Something often used in fish processing plant are buckets of mild acid that absorb the ammonia gas.

In a household situation, you will want to grab a WIDE mouthed container of some kind (plastic mixing bowl?) and put some vinegar in it, and place that near the ammonia spill. It wont get rid of the spilt ammonia (DO NOT attempt to mix acid and ammonia) - your best bet is just diluting with water and soping it up over and over again, but it will help neutralise the gassed out ammonia in the air.

Oops, poured acid on it. Vinegar.

[Roman.k]

Being a pet owner, i find it amazing that we clean a pet urine smell with filtered urine(ammonia), if you use steam cleaner put a little tide on the spot

[AriaStar]

Being a pet owner, i find it amazing that we clean a pet urine smell with filtered urine(ammonia), if you use steam cleaner put a little tide on the spot

Ew, ammonia's not urine, is it? I covered everything with baking soda, will vacuum tomorrow and steam clean. I've heard to use vinegar in the machine instead of carpet soaps, so will try that too.

[Roman.k]

Ew, ammonia's not urine, is it? I covered everything with baking soda, will vacuum tomorrow and steam clean. I've heard to use vinegar in the machine instead of carpet soaps, so will try that too.

Ammonia is Filtered urine, urine carries ammonia (bad not is good kind) its extracted, filtered and bottled for cleaning. I know there is more to it but that’s the main part. Sorry I got off the main subject haha, use some tide from clothing washing put a very small amount on carpet, help get rid of the smell or just lots of water to weaken it (cold water)

[Patch]

filtered urine(ammonia)

Umm, no?


"A typical modern ammonia-producing plant first converts natural gas (i.e., methane) or LPG (liquified petroleum gases such as propane and butane) or petroleum naphtha into gaseous hydrogen. The method for producing hydrogen from hydrocarbons is referred to as "Steam Reforming".[2] The hydrogen is then combined with nitrogen to produce ammonia."

Ammonia Production Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia_production)


Just because urine contains ammonia, doesn't mean we filter it out for use.

[Danielus]

Ammonia ingredient is dangerous chemical. I am highly allergic to it. I had two major allergy reactions to ammonia, and I was about to pass out. It was the most horrible experience of my life. Be careful with that chemical.

[Roman.k]

Umm, no?





Just because urine contains ammonia, doesn't mean we filter it out for use.

The way it is made maybe different, I may have screwed up my facts, but I do know it can be made with a process of filtering chemicals and such. The method is unclear to me exactly, but it comes from the main source told to me by a nature guide and my nature survival buddy, he use to be a farm boy and he said that some ammonia is still produced from this source (Animal by products, such as urine)
Also most ammonia was obtained by the dry distillation of nitrogenous vegetable and animal products?
-from the wiki post you linked.

Plants May be a current modern source, but not an only source.

BTW Look up person called "Guy E. YoungBurg? for to support some of my argument. I will admit I was wrong on the modern way ammonia is made and I find it funny how this thread got hijacked to become so educational.

[Patch]

Also most ammonia was obtained by the dry distillation of nitrogenous vegetable and animal products?
-from the wiki post you linked.

You quoted the end of a statement. It reads "Before the start of World War I, most ammonia was obtained by the dry distillation of nitrogenous vegetable and animal products"

Plants May be a current modern source, but not an only source.

Do you mean "plants" as in 'tree', 'bush', etc? Because that is not the current modern source. Natural gas is.

BTW Look up person called "Guy E. YoungBurg? for to support some of my argument.

If you have something to support your argument, you need to present it. Don't send me on a wild goose chase to prove you right.

[Patch]

Oh, by the way. To anyone in the future that spills ammonia, NEVER add anything to it containing chlorine or strong oxidants (I.E. Bleach.). You'll create lots of toxins, many of which are carcinogenic.

[Roman.k]

I wasn?t stating if I was completely right or wrong. I said I was wrong for the modern source part
But it?s NOT THE ONLY source even if that source is outdated. It doesn?t mean it?s not used, even though it?s not a main one.
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/34/1/37.pdf

It just states the Animal urine was a Source!

You said it does not originally. Anyway enough bickering, I don?t want this to go further than it has. I am not trying to prove anyone wrong just state history and that it was used, but may be not be used a main source today which I said I was wrong.

Anyway patch? want to be friends? I need friends here on these forums :(

[AriaStar]

Oh, by the way. To anyone in the future that spills ammonia, NEVER add anything to it containing chlorine or strong oxidants (I.E. Bleach.). You'll create lots of toxins, many of which are carcinogenic.

Yup, mustard gas. Fun times.

[masherscf]

Yup, mustard gas. Fun times.

I like honey mustard.

[Heyseuss]

Yup, mustard gas. Fun times.

A friend of mine came home to find his fiancee dead next to a mop and bucket and some cleaning products.