Does your stillhead get warm during the distillation? I have another stillhead with a 24/29 joint on the top where I insert a condenser, and when I dried some isopropanol yesterday (first time using it), I noticed the reservoir got quite hot. If I was distilling DCM or ether instead of isopropanol, it would have boiled quite vigorously in there. I'm wondering if this is normal or actually a design flaw? Nothing escaped the condenser.
@h0meIandsecurity Fractional distillation might work. Although the boiling points of MEK and iso are pretty close. Unless you are interested in the chemistry, it wouldn't be worth the hassle. If you need iso and MEK it would be easier to buy them. What brand of nail polish remover do you have? I don't recall seeing any with MEK.
Great video! Very nice distillation head. I wonder if you could use one of those like a soxhlet extractor? It would make for a very handy multi use item. I may have to get one of these in the future.
How important is it to maintain the temperature at the boiling point of the solvent? I suppose it doesn't matter if the impurities have a much higher boiling point and wouldn't matter if they have a lower one, but would it be helpful to use a PID controller to maintain the temperature where you want it rather than manually frobbing knobs?
@holycatsbatman Because a variac is cheaper to me than a fuzzy logic PID controller, a 3N RBF with a teflon coated thermometer and relevant adapter. The whole point of the distillation is to remove impurities that will interfere with a reaction. Doesn't matter if you have traces of say hexane in your THF unless your chemistry is sensitive that. Solvents just provide the medium for reactions to occur in.
Well done
RatkoUSA 1 month ago
Nice video, keep 'em coming.
Does your stillhead get warm during the distillation? I have another stillhead with a 24/29 joint on the top where I insert a condenser, and when I dried some isopropanol yesterday (first time using it), I noticed the reservoir got quite hot. If I was distilling DCM or ether instead of isopropanol, it would have boiled quite vigorously in there. I'm wondering if this is normal or actually a design flaw? Nothing escaped the condenser.
norscience 1 month ago
great video...I find it very useful
vandortwouter 2 months ago
very well done! excellent video.raise the cam angle tho.good multi-scene.
zoomerduck5377 3 months ago
Nice video! Where did you buy your distillation head?
fullofdogshift 3 months ago
@h0meIandsecurity Fractional distillation might work. Although the boiling points of MEK and iso are pretty close. Unless you are interested in the chemistry, it wouldn't be worth the hassle. If you need iso and MEK it would be easier to buy them. What brand of nail polish remover do you have? I don't recall seeing any with MEK.
purplemutantas 8 months ago
Great video! Very nice distillation head. I wonder if you could use one of those like a soxhlet extractor? It would make for a very handy multi use item. I may have to get one of these in the future.
purplemutantas 8 months ago
Me hungry very be for more plz :F
Great, really :) Keep up!
Phacias 9 months ago
Well done and well covered!! Thanks!!
myst32YT 10 months ago
Great set up and explanation!
ytmachx 10 months ago
Thanks
jeriellsworth 10 months ago
Great work, Thanks!
Kalash239 10 months ago
Well done!!
hkparker 10 months ago
How important is it to maintain the temperature at the boiling point of the solvent? I suppose it doesn't matter if the impurities have a much higher boiling point and wouldn't matter if they have a lower one, but would it be helpful to use a PID controller to maintain the temperature where you want it rather than manually frobbing knobs?
holycatsbatman 10 months ago
@holycatsbatman Because a variac is cheaper to me than a fuzzy logic PID controller, a 3N RBF with a teflon coated thermometer and relevant adapter. The whole point of the distillation is to remove impurities that will interfere with a reaction. Doesn't matter if you have traces of say hexane in your THF unless your chemistry is sensitive that. Solvents just provide the medium for reactions to occur in.
aonomus 10 months ago
Great video, and short enough that I learned something without getting overwhelmed.
shiftedphase 10 months ago
Awesome, you should do more videos about extracting things from plants like you did in that Capsaicin video.
HE3991 10 months ago