making pure ethanol is difficult because there is azeotrop phenomena in ethanol-water mixture. I have tried to make pure ethanol by reaction the liquid with lime. I get 99% ethanol
H2O + CaO --->Ca(OH)2.
Ken Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> I still have horrible problems making BioD with 100%
> ethanol (purchased)but I'm still working on it.
>
You probly know this already, but adding even 10-15%
methanol to the anhydrous ethanol makes the reaction
go markedly better.
-K
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