mark,
I;'m not surprised that you don't have a 'glycerine' layer after the
first stage.
First of all, the more I think about it, the more I doubt that it's
glycerine you sometimes see in the bottom of the container at
the end of the first stage- someone correct me again if I'mn
wrong- but if
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From: "girl_mark_fire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Check that you are not accidentally evaporating off too much of your
> methanol. What kind of container are you using on that hot plate? If
> it is an Ehrlenmeyer flask you've got a better chance of retaining all
> the met
Check that you are not accidentally evaporating off too much of your
methanol. What kind of container are you using on that hot plate? If
it is an Ehrlenmeyer flask you've got a better chance of retaining all
the methanol than if you are using a beaker, for instance. If you put
a lid over the
