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Chemical to mix with water to increase evaporation rate.
Hi all, I have a process where we currently use a 50/50 mixture of water and isopropanol, and am looking to replace the isopropanol with something less flammable and toxic. The purpose of the isopropanol is simply to increase the evaporation rate of the mixture so it dries up quickly after a...- Ray H
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- Forum: Chemical process engineering
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Quick way to identify fluid (of 3 possible fluids)
Hi, I am looking for some advice on how to determine what fluid is in a container (possibilities are isopropanol, MEK, or mixed xylene). Any measurements taken don't really need to be exact so long as they are able to differentiate between those three fluids. The idea I came up with is to...- Ray H
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- Forum: Chemical engineering other topics
