From:
Steven Kirincich <skirincich4**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Quick question for the group
Date:
Jul 1, 2015 21:43 UTC
Reply-To:
DCHAS-L
In-Reply-To:
As a former organic and medicinal chemist, I can say with certainty that the ethyl acetate and hexanes do not need to be separated from each other. As long as the purification process provides a clean binary mixture, the chemists can use the recycled mixture and add either ethyl acetate or hexanes to get the desired ratio.
Steve Kirincich
Greetings,
Our university just recently became a large quantity waste generator. We have been trying to find ways to reduce/reuse/recycle. One of our largest wastes is from the organic chemists. The waste in question is hexane/ethyl acetate. Has anyone heard of a way to separate these two and reuse them?
Thank you,
Jake Hernandez
Safety Specilaist 2
Lab Safety Division
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