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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
=== Table of Boiling Points === | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_acetate|Methyl Acetate] = 56.9C | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol|Methanol] = 64.7C | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate] = 77.1C | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol|Ethanol] = 78C | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propan-1-ol|1-Propanol] = 97.1C | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic_Acid|Acetic Acid] = 118C (though this and other acids can react to form esters!) | |||
=== Incredibly Useful Graphs === | |||
* '''[[Media:Distillation t graph.png|Vapor Phase composition vs. Distillate Temperature]]''' - for EtOH / Water | * '''[[Media:Distillation t graph.png|Vapor Phase composition vs. Distillate Temperature]]''' - for EtOH / Water | ||
* '''[[Media:distilling_efficiency.png|Vapor Phase composition vs. Pot Composition]]''' - assists in determining efficient reflux ratios when operating a reflux still (EtOH / Water) | * '''[[Media:distilling_efficiency.png|Vapor Phase composition vs. Pot Composition]]''' - assists in determining efficient reflux ratios when operating a reflux still (EtOH / Water) | ||
=== Other Neato Stuff === | |||
* '''[[Media:proof_table.pdf|Proofing table]]''' - relates specific gravity of a liquid to its US Proof value. | * '''[[Media:proof_table.pdf|Proofing table]]''' - relates specific gravity of a liquid to its US Proof value. | ||
* '''[[Media:ind_solvents_etoh.pdf|Industrial Data for Ethanol]]''' - otherwise known as everything you could have ever possibly asked about the solvent ethanol, in a 47 page document. | * '''[[Media:ind_solvents_etoh.pdf|Industrial Data for Ethanol]]''' - otherwise known as everything you could have ever possibly asked about the solvent ethanol, in a 47 page document. | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 5 January 2011
Noisebrige Distilled
About
This page gives people some info about the art of building, maintaining, and/or operating a still
The Equipment
Still Components
A pot, and a condenser :). Optionally, a reflux column.
Materials
- Glass is awesome for teaching and for beginners, but has crappy thermal properties.
- Copper with integrated heating coils is the choice of many pro distillers, but it is a real bear to keep clean, and reacts very badly to acids and bases.
Resources
Table of Boiling Points
- Acetate = 56.9C
- [1] = 64.7C
- [2] = 77.1C
- [3] = 78C
- [4] = 97.1C
- Acid = 118C (though this and other acids can react to form esters!)
Incredibly Useful Graphs
- Vapor Phase composition vs. Distillate Temperature - for EtOH / Water
- Vapor Phase composition vs. Pot Composition - assists in determining efficient reflux ratios when operating a reflux still (EtOH / Water)
Other Neato Stuff
- Proofing table - relates specific gravity of a liquid to its US Proof value.
- Industrial Data for Ethanol - otherwise known as everything you could have ever possibly asked about the solvent ethanol, in a 47 page document.
Legality
Owning and operation of a still is legal in California as given by part 23367 of the ABC code. Full unabridged (read: annoying) text of the 2010 ABC code can be found here: [5]
Note: Still laws vary state to state, so check to make sure you aren't breaking any laws!