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[*] posted on 26-7-2023 at 23:12
Pentane extraction from styrofoam (/other blowing agent) possible?


Ive consistently read that styrofoam is "99% air" but the other day i read that it is not akr but mostly the blowing agent. Its most commonly pentane. So if i dissolved some styrofoam in a closed system which lead all gasses produced through some ethanol, would it woek?
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[*] posted on 27-7-2023 at 01:26


Only just after blowing the foam there is pentane, but it will be displaced by air over time.
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