Hello bees,
Swim put his 'failed' ketone test in the freezer as advised by the hive. Whala! Now swim has found a third layer, which resembles cold chicken fat! That's the bisulfite complex, right? Oh, swim really hopes that this is a positive for ketone, since this will be swim's first successful large scale batch.
Now comes the cleanup. Does anyone have recommendations for cleaning up this goo? Eleuses says that the ketone will be released once the stuff is treated with a NaOH; then its just a matter of seperation, and distillation! Has anyone done this? Should I clean the goo up with something first (i.e. alcohol or DCM)?
Thanks!