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Boiling down formaline 20% to 40%
My problem is: I cannot get my hands on normal 37% formaline solution because this would call for a poison permit and lots of paperwork for a private
person here.
On the other hand, 20% formaline solution can easily be bought in a drugstore or anywhere else, as the lower concentration is considered less toxic...
I don´t know what happens if i would just attempt to boil it down? - Would it polymerize? Could i, possibly, remove water by azeotropic distillation?
Please help!
[Edited on 14-11-2005 by BASF]
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http://www.itt.uni-stuttgart.de/pdfs/2003_ott_cep_dist.pdf
More than you ever want to know about distillation of formaldehyde solutions.
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Hey! -Thanks a lot!!
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Perhaps vacuum distillation would be best for removing water. I just let my dilute solution sit in a really big glass bowl until the water evaporated
completely. From there you can make any strength you want.
Attachment: jacs_43_695_1921.pdf (343kB)
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