Flip
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EtOH from Foaming Hand Sanitizer
So I was walking through the pharmacy yesterday and I couldn't help but notice a product called "Foaming Hand Sanitizer." The bottles appear to have
a fair volume of clear liquid that is delivered by a spray nozzle, it's the non-aerosol version. On the label for the bottle it said "62% ethyl
alcohol." I imagine that the other ingredients are soap/gel and water. It looks like distillation of this product could yield a fair volume of
absolute EtOH at a pretty reasonable price. Looking at the MSDS of a similar product, there do not appear to be any denaturants like MeOH or
ketones.. but I don't have all of the information.
Would this product be a viable source of EtOH via distillation?
What are the contents?
[Edited on 5/3/09 by Flip]
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bluecurry
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within the perfuming industry there is a formulation of pure ethyl alcohol which usually will only have a bitterant added to prevent direct abuse.
Most of the preparations are 90-95% ethanol. Goes by perfumers alcohol, you'll probably want to do some research into which preparation has the least
amount of adulterants.
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1fb...
has a list of the various formula's for different 'specially' denatured alcohols. Find one that's cheapest and easiest to distil. You can legally
order up to 5 gallons of alcohol per year without a permit/license from the ATF.
[Edited on 3-5-2009 by bluecurry]
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