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Methyl alcohol purification from fuel lube
Hello,
what would be the simplest/cheapest method to get klotz lube (0.5%) dissolved in otherwise pure 99.5% methanol?
Is distillation the only way or could one collect condensation vapors?
Thank you
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weiming1998
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The liquid's boiling point is probably a long way from room temp, since the flash point is 520 F. So with proper ventilation (you don't want to go
blind from exposure to too much methanol vapour, so I would consider either doing this outside or in a fumehood), you might be able to boil all the
methanol away on a water bath, and leave most of the lube oil (or whatever it is) behind.
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For a test, try an eyedropper and a test
tube. 1 drop of the lube (~1/20 ml) with 10 ml of methanol. See if it dissolves. The web page says that it "blends with" methanol as a fuel, so it may
just go into solution directly.
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Quote: Originally posted by math  | Hello,
what would be the simplest/cheapest method to get klotz lube (0.5%) dissolved in otherwise pure 99.5% methanol?
Is distillation the only way or could one collect condensation vapors?
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I cannot understand your question. Are you wanting to get methanol from a mix? Or trying to dissolve this lube in MeOH?
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I am sending this to Beginnings on the grounds that the question does not clearly indicate what the poster wants to do.
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math
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I'd want to get the methanol in pure form, without the lube or anything else in there.
Thank you
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Why don't you buy some fondue fuel. Distill it and measure the vapor temperature to make sure you are getting pure methanol. I tried it once on a
cheap brand and as far as I can tell, it is quite pure, maybe 99%.
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You can buy methanol off the internet relatively easily, you can also get it from auto shops as way to remove water from fuel (HEET) or for racing
fuel.
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