Quote: Originally posted by Vikascoder  | | I have found a new way written my old chemistry book that acetone can be produced by passing a mixture of ethyl alcohol vapour and steam over a
catalyst , zinc chromite at 500'C , acetone is obtained yield is about 80% |
Oh God! 500 degrees ethanol? Chromium compounds? Gaseous acetone that is difficult to condense, at a temperature of 500 degrees? You will need those
commercial distillation towers with dry nitrogen atmosphere in order to do that. If your inert atmosphere is not perfect, expect your formed acetone
to spontaneous combust, making an explosion. Fuel-air mixtures are very powerful. Also, if you cannot get acetone, then I don't know how you can get
all these apparatuses+zinc chromite.
Note: Chromium compounds are toxic, absorbs through skin, and is highly carcinogenic.
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