On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:40:51 -0400 Mark Wendt <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 09:28 AM, gene heskett wrote: > >> It's getting much harder to get 200 proof pure ethyl alcohol > >> anymore though. Our wondrous ATF has regulated it so much. I > >> have about 1/2 pint of it sitting here at work on my shelf. > >> > > Phillips I assume? AKA Kentucky spring water... > > > Nope, the label on this one sez "Ethyl Alcohol, U.S.P" > 200 proof > Anhydrous > For industrial use only > Bottled by The Warner-Graham Company in Cockeysville, MD, just down > the road a bit from me here at work. 200 proof is anhydrous only until you open the bottle especially in high humidity areas. No way to win that one it is just too hydroscopic. There are a couple of way to make anhydrous alcohol, the industrial way by azeotropic distillation with benzene which will leave traces of benzene; very hard on the liver and distillation over sodium. Naturally, all of us keep a still with ground glass joints and a pound of sodium around just so we can make 200 proof. ;-) Dave > > > <snip> > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
