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How feasible is it to separate acetone, butanol, and ethanol (and water) via simple distillation?
I have no experience distilling, though I understand the basics about it. When two liquids with different boiling points are mixed, you can sometimes separate them by boiling away one of the liquids, ...
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Is the width of a Soxhlet Condenser Inherent to its Function?
Soxhlet extractors are often coupled to a specifically designed condenser with a very large lower joint.
Is this inherent to it's function as a condenser in the apparatus or only because the Soxhlet ...
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Last step of nicotine extraction using DCM
After using hydro-distillation method with distilled water and NaOH, separating the extract with dichloromethane, distillate it at 40 °C/104 °F, I'm left with some yellow pale oil.
I'm just wondering ...
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Troubles with cinnemaldehyde extraction - A few general questions
I'm trying to do a cinnemaldehyde extraction. I've tried both a simple and a steam distillation. I'm using the video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDoaPIKT_Xg] - as a guide. One of the main ...
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Extract acid from a solution
I have a solution containing glucose and some sulfuric acid. I want to distill out the sulfuric acid to then reuse it for other purposes. The problem is the presence of glucose in the solution. I'm ...
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