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alchemy_bee

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[Mink] Jacketing for your distilling head...
« on: April 22, 2002, 03:06:00 AM »
SWIM spent a hundred on a nice vacuum jacketed column for his vacuum distillation setup - splurg alright!, but hey the best for the best...

Does a several hundred dollar vacuum jacketed distilling head like this have any practical gain in distilling efficiancy? Better yet has anyone ever used somthing like this even?




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foxy2

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high boiling
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2002, 04:04:00 AM »
I'll bet it can bee the difference between some and none in your recieving flask when distilling some really high boiling point compounds

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Chromic

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Distilling high BP compounds, etc
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2002, 06:35:00 AM »
A vacuum jacketed head is nice, but if you don't want to spend the money you can use glass wool to insulate the still head (will stand lots of heat, >300C). Also fleece works really well if the compound is <150C... and cotton comfortably goes to about 200C...