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stainless steel still and calcium acetate

vannylaholic - 12-8-2017 at 19:52

Just wondering if calcium acetate will react with stainless steel in any way i know I should yse glasswear fir distillation but I only have a stainless condencer and pot I know acetone isnt reactive but im kinda uninformed on the subject of molten calcium acetate

JJay - 12-8-2017 at 20:14

Calcium acetate probably not, but the calcium carbonate that will be formed can attack glass at high temperatures. I'm not sure how serious of a problem it is, but destroying glassware while distilling calcium acetate is common.

Oh and one run didn't seem to damage the paint can I used for a boiling flask. I didn't manage to isolate any acetone last time I tried a destructive distillation of calcium salts, but I think that may be because the acetone-sodium bisulfite adduct is more soluble than I expected.


[Edited on 13-8-2017 by JJay]

vannylaholic - 13-8-2017 at 13:27

So the cromium compounds in the stainless steel wint be disolved ... Ive gets there vert toxic thats why im so curious