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Title: Mass and economical way of seperating of water from methanol
Post by: Abdulceo on November 08, 2016, 10:38:51 AM

Hi im manufacturing paint thinner in which methanol is added as an ingredient..
The problem is that im having is that methanol which im adding in thinner has water content in it.. i want to separate water from methnol in an easy and economical way....any suggestions please....?

Title: Re: Mass and economical way of seperating of water from methanol
Post by: Hunter2 on November 08, 2016, 11:22:22 AM

Destillation and then drying with molecularsieve

Title: Re: Mass and economical way of seperating of water from methanol
Post by: Enthalpy on November 14, 2016, 02:06:06 PM

Would methanol passed through quicklime powder be dry when it exits?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_oxide
Replace lime that gets too damp. Do it in several steps, with methanol and lime wandering in opposite directions.