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Litmus Paper from Dye Lichen
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Litmus Paper from Dye Lichen

Litmus is a blue dye from lichens that turns red in acid and back to blue in alkali. The lichen is ground with sodium carbonate and ammonia and stirred for about four weeks while it turns from red through purple to blue; alcohol then takes out the red orcein. Unsized paper soaked in the blue litmus and dried is litmus paper. The picture: strips of litmus paper, blue at one end and turned red at the other.
Hagati
About four weeks

Amabwiriza

1

Grind the lichen

Grind dry dye lichen in a mortar with a solution of washing soda and household ammonia, then put it in a crock (our quantities: 100 g lichen, 20 g washing soda, 0.5 L ammonia solution).

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Ikimamara gisiga (gitanga orisine)Ikimamara gisiga (gitanga orisine)100 g
Sode yo kumesaSode yo kumesa20 g
Amazi ya amoniyake yo mu rugoAmazi ya amoniyake yo mu rugo0.5 litiro

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Isekuru n'UmuhiniIsekuru n'Umuhini
Ikibindi cy'ivunjaIkibindi cy'ivunja
Umunzani w'ibiroUmunzani w'ibiro
Uturindantoki tw'ikawusuUturindantoki tw'ikawusu
Amadarubindi yo Kwirinda IbinyabutabireAmadarubindi yo Kwirinda Ibinyabutabire
2

Stir for four weeks

Cover the crock and stir now and then. The colour goes from red to purple and finally blue in about four weeks.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ikibindi cy'ivunjaIkibindi cy'ivunja
Akati k'Ikirahure ko KuvangaAkati k'Ikirahure ko Kuvanga
3

Take out the orcein

Work the blue mass with alcohol and pour the alcohol off with the red orcein it dissolves, until it no longer runs red. The blue litmus stays.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Etanoli - urwego rw'ubushakashatsi, 95 %Etanoli - urwego rw'ubushakashatsi, 95 %0.3 litiro

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Igikombe cy'IkirahureIgikombe cy'Ikirahure
Akati k'Ikirahure ko KuvangaAkati k'Ikirahure ko Kuvanga
Uturindantoki tw'ikawusuUturindantoki tw'ikawusu
Amadarubindi yo Kwirinda IbinyabutabireAmadarubindi yo Kwirinda Ibinyabutabire
4

Dye the paper

Stir the litmus into water, let it settle and pour the clear blue off. Cut unsized filter paper into strips and soak them in it.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

AmaziAmazi0.5 litiro
Urupapuro rwo KuyungururaUrupapuro rwo Kuyungurura10 impapuro

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Igikombe cy'IkirahureIgikombe cy'Ikirahure
UmukasiUmukasi
5

Dry and store

Dry the strips on a rack away from acid or ammonia fumes, which would colour them, and keep them in a closed jar (our care).

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Igitanda cyo kumishirizaIgitanda cyo kumishiriza
Icupa ry'IkirahureIcupa ry'Ikirahure
6

What the colour change tells you

Gupakira ikaye ya Jupyterโ€ฆ

Ibikoresho

6

Ibikoresho bikenewe

10

Blueprint zijyanye

Izi blueprint zisangira ubumenyi โ€” uburyo, ibikoresho cyangwa amahame

CC0 Umurenge rusange

Iyi blueprint yasohowe munsi ya CC0. Ushobora gukoporora, guhindura, gukwirakwiza no gukoresha nta kwemererwa.

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