Alkoholvergiftung
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Amazon Water Destiller
Has someone experience with the cheap water destillers from amazon? some of than a P.I.D controlled and i think they are good eneough for destilling
alcoholc or recycle solvents.The amount of 4 liters that you can fill in with one charge sounds good too.
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Quote: Originally posted by Alkoholvergiftung  | | Has someone experience with the cheap water destillers from amazon? some of than a P.I.D controlled and i think they are good eneough for destilling
alcoholc or recycle solvents.The amount of 4 liters that you can fill in with one charge sounds good too. |
Post a link to what specific device you have in mind.
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https://www.vevor.de/destillierte-wassermaschine-c_10700/vev...
Sellers homepage because its there much cheaper
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It’s a modern alembic!
I wouldn’t use any stronger solvents than ethanol in it as it might melt the plastic bits.
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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I have experience with a similar device, it is manufactured in Singapore. I distill water in it for a sleep apnea machine. I have found that only 3
litres need to be distilled, otherwise the water smells because of the heating of the scale, there must be some organic matter in it. I thought about
distilling ethanol in it as well, but I wasn't sure about the safety. Of course, the seller only recommends it for water distillation, since it's
illegal to distill ethanol at home without a license. If I added KMnO4 to the water I could certainly then distill a slightly larger amount, but MnO2
or other manganese oxide-hydroxides would certainly deposit on the stainless steel. It is also recommended to add some alkaline hydroxide to the
drinking water before distillation.
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I didn't notice any solid deposits in the water after it evaporated, so the problem was only with volatile organics.
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So only good for alcohols with low boiling points?
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I use this distilled water in a medical device and will use it for inorganic synthesis where minimal possible organic contamination doesn't matter.
When my supply of deionized store-bought water runs out. The water is boiled so it is hopefully sterile and that is important. I'm pouring it into the
storage bottle while it's still hot for disinfection.
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