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[*] posted on 13-7-2004 at 10:24
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Hi people,
I am interested in sensetising AN with MeNO2. Unfortunatly due partly to the fact that Ireland is a big bog and partly due to Bush' stoopid anal laws which make it illegal to ship ANY chemicals or hazardous materials out of the US I cant aquire rc fuel with concentrations of MeNO2 more than 20%. I was wondering if it was worth my while trying to distill the nitro out as I read that it forms an azeotrope with methanol and I do not fully understand the mechanisms of 'azeotropes'. Would it be possible to get pure MeNO2 by distillation alone? If not, how could i purify it further? Thanks very much.
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[*] posted on 13-7-2004 at 16:29


There is a thread on the distillation of nitromethane, search for this. As far as I remember it requires a decent setup of lab hardware though... for fractionation.



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[*] posted on 14-7-2004 at 02:19


Recently I ordered some pentaerythritol and after 3 weeks it finally arrived. From the UUUSSSAAA!!! :cool: Bush u silly boy! :D



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[*] posted on 14-7-2004 at 03:37


There is a thread about this like chemo pointed out...and this is going off topic...

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