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The separation isn't perfect, but the first vapors of distillation (the heads) are discarded precisely because they have a higher concentration of methanol. Me
by zdragnar 2y ago
The separation isn't perfect, but the first vapors of distillation (the heads) are discarded precisely because they have a higher concentration of methanol.
Methanol boils at 65 C, ethanol at 78. Again, you wont get a perfect separation, but there's enough of a difference that you can get rid of a fair amount.
- schwartzworld 2y agoYou’re wrong. Distillation just doesn’t work that way. There are lots of good reasons to get rid of the foreshots, but methanol ain’t one. https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Methanol https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Methanol