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Old 02-23-2010, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by superduperwesman View Post
I never saw the oil part just the small particle part. So the oil will actually dissolve into the alcohol?
Yeap which is why it's used as a solvent.

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I'd have to ask my mgr, who's a solvent extraction specialist, but I suspect you're going to need to do some sort of solvent extraction or use a special media bed (same principle as in DI media).

I don't think you'll be able to just do a mass separation as you're having an attraction between the functional groups in the oil & alcohol.

You might contact Dow, Fisher or Anachemia to see what media they have that might be appropriate for your application.
Good info, thanks
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