>I am trying to set up a methanol recovery still for my appleseed reactor >and was wondering if a PVC tank made from a sealed 6" diameter tube would >be acceptable. According to a chemical compatibility chart I found it >says that PVC is okay to use with methanol but I wonder. Is the reason >steel and not PVC recommended for the appleseed is because of the heat? >In which case it should be okay for this application. I am planning on >using a reversed compressor to provide the suction through the tank to >copper tubing in cold water from the hotwater tank vent. > >Thanks for any thoughts and input. > >Steve
Are you planning to recover the methanol at the end of the process before separating the by-product? You'll probably get a reverse reaction if you do. Best wishes Keith _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
