M3Psych
(Stranger)
01-27-03 20:29
No 401930
      GBL Purification  Bookmark   

SWIM has found a source for GBL, unfortunately the purity is probably sub par (+/- 99.2%) and the product may contain other chemicals. What can she do to purify the GBL? Would a steam distillation work?
 
 
 
 
    Rhodium
(Chief Bee)
01-27-03 20:38
No 401932
      I would suggest a vacuum distillation, where...  Bookmark   

I would suggest a vacuum distillation, where you discard the first and last 10%, alternatively a regular distillation, doing the same thing.