Re: (GEN) Future Use # 2,378

I don't know if this helps answer the question, but here's the MSDS from the SCJohnson website:

Reading the MSDS, my guess is Future is a solution of gylcols and phosphates rather than a colloid which is a relatively permanent suspension of larger particles. This seems to be born out by the absence of the Tyndall effect (the characteristic of colloids to scatter light - like paint), as future is relatively clear, if not transparent.

But I am not a chemist and I don't play one on TV either, so I defer to any chemist who knows better - just don't flame me for my ignorance. :)

Well, since I'm the one who started this thread, I also beseech someone with a better chemistry background than me to jump in (I hated the subject). Kaliste's comment on the Tyndall effect sent me scrambling for my son's notes - I know we read about it. I'll have to ask my son if the Future was well-received in class... :-)

Frank Kranick

See what you've started!! :-) Peteski

Frank;

You might try our old friend Google for details on the Tyndall effect. I remember when I was in high school (phenomenal memory!) I took Jello as my example of a colloid suspension. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else about that particular bit of class work.

MB