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Murphy Smith

Remove CaCl2 from ethanol solution

David Johns  Follow
CaO is bettter
http://chestofbooks.com/food/beverages/Alcohol-Properties/Absolute-Alcohol.html

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Daniel Walton  Follow
Also, kciray:, I'd like to remind you of the Forum Rules{click}  Whether its for a high school class,or just your knowledge, or something you're puttering about in a basement lab, we want you to learn to help yourself solve most problems.

Also, please realize, whether you "need" or "want" absolute ethanol, or need to learn how for the fun of it or some application, that the production of absolute ethanol, even in tiny amounts, is tantamount to bootlegging, which is illegal, in just about any jurisdiction that has laws.

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Ata Ur Rehman  Follow
Quote from:
CaO is bettter
http://chestofbooks.com/food/beverages/Alcohol-Properties/Absolute-Alcohol.html
I've already bought CaCl2

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Alan Siegel  Follow
You can use stoichiometry, if you'd like to try.  What is the reaction that is supposed to happen?  Can you convert that into numbers you can use?

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Don Barker  Follow
CaCl2 is soluble in ethanol. Moreover, Anhydrous CaCl2 forms solvate with ethanol (CaCl2·3C2H5OH). Lowitz around 1800 obtained small amount of absolute ethanol by this dehydrating agent. Using this method you do not dehydrate ethanol completely and you need repetead use a good distillation column.
In lab CaO, CaC2 or azeotropic destillation with benzene are used.

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