Re: [Histonet] Recycling alcohol
I used 200 proof ethanol and tried also to recycle it. After making a costs analysis I concluded it was not worth it. Too much waste, too much electricity, too much water and only about 50-60% recovery, at beast.If you have a good ethanol source I would advise not to embark in recycling it. Xylene (if you still use it) is another thing because it is economically viable.René J. On Monday, January 19, 2015 1:28 PM, Vickroy, James jvick...@springfieldclinic.com wrote: We are planning to recycle alcohol in the new lab I am working with. Previously I always used an alcohol blend such as the Flex products. However at this new lab we are going to only process biopsies so I believe I can get by using ethanol and not a blend. We will be getting our alcohol from Thermofisher. Can anyone tell me which alcohols they are using for dehydration? Reagent alcohol or ethyl alcohol. Obviously we will make our own concentrations from a 100%. Jim Jim Vickroy Histology Manager Springfield Clinic, Main Campus, East Building 1025 South 6th Street Springfield, Illinois 62703 Office: 217-528-7541, Ext. 15121 Email: jvick...@springfieldclinic.commailto:jvick...@springfieldclinic.com This electronic message contains information from Springfield Clinic, LLP that may be confidential, privileged, and/or sensitive. This information is intended for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender immediately, by electronic mail, so that arrangements may be made for the retrieval of this electronic message. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Recycling alcohol
We are planning to recycle alcohol in the new lab I am working with. Previously I always used an alcohol blend such as the Flex products. However at this new lab we are going to only process biopsies so I believe I can get by using ethanol and not a blend. We will be getting our alcohol from Thermofisher. Can anyone tell me which alcohols they are using for dehydration? Reagent alcohol or ethyl alcohol. Obviously we will make our own concentrations from a 100%. Jim Jim Vickroy Histology Manager Springfield Clinic, Main Campus, East Building 1025 South 6th Street Springfield, Illinois 62703 Office: 217-528-7541, Ext. 15121 Email: jvick...@springfieldclinic.commailto:jvick...@springfieldclinic.com This electronic message contains information from Springfield Clinic, LLP that may be confidential, privileged, and/or sensitive. This information is intended for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender immediately, by electronic mail, so that arrangements may be made for the retrieval of this electronic message. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Recycling alcohol, xylene and formalin
Hi histonetters, We are looking at the possibility of recycling alcohol, xylene and formalin at our hospital. We currently waste haul the used xylene, and are allowed (at our quantity) to drain dispose the alcohol and formalin. Would anyone who is recycling these products be willing to share their pros and cons? Thanks in advance! Maray ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Recycling alcohol, xylene and formalin
Maray: I am sure that you will get some advise from the colleagues, but I think that you will better off if you go to HistoNet archives where these recycling issues have been discussed previously in extenso. I am quite surprised that your county allows sink disposal of formalin, I don't think that they have looked carefully into this issue. René J. --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Maray Weirauch mweira...@crittenton.com wrote: From: Maray Weirauch mweira...@crittenton.com Subject: [Histonet] Recycling alcohol, xylene and formalin To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 4:37 PM Hi histonetters, We are looking at the possibility of recycling alcohol, xylene and formalin at our hospital. We currently waste haul the used xylene, and are allowed (at our quantity) to drain dispose the alcohol and formalin. Would anyone who is recycling these products be willing to share their pros and cons? Thanks in advance! Maray ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
