[NHCOLL-L:4214] Re: Question re. solvent (ethanol) recycling

[Jim Croft]

out of curiosity, does the energy cost(s) of recycling ethanol match
the cost the new product.  If not, isn't ethanol benign enough we
could just pour it into a sand pit and let it evaporate away?

of course if the reclaimed product is cheaper than the original, we
have a potential win-win...

jim

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Moser, William <MOSERW at si.edu> wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
> At the National Museum of Natural History, we have been testing an alcohol/solvent recycler in order to determine its effectiveness and feasibility for general museum use. The CBG Biotech FormaSolve Recycler can process up to 5 gallons of used alcohol, formalin, alcohol/formalin mix, or xylene. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
>
> best regards,
> Bill
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> Alan,
> I believe that the fish collection at Tulane uses a still to recycle their alcohol (or at least they did pre-Katrina).  You might want to contact Nelson Rios, nelson at museum.tulane.edu
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> --John
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> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Alan Resetar <aresetar at fieldmuseum.org> wrote:
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>        Hi:
>
>        Does anyone have any experience using a commercial solvent recycling still for ethanol?  It seems like a good way to reduce the cost of disposing of used ethanol and buying clean ethanol.  Here is a link to an older profile on the use of a still:
>        http://www.istc.illinois.edu/info/library_docs/TN/tn00-074.pdf
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>        Any comments on stills will be greatly appreciated.
>
>        Thanks.
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>
>        Sincerely,
>
>        Alan
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>        Alan Resetar (Mr.)
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