Dichloromethane

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Wax in solvent solubility test

Here is a time lapse of the wax obtained from dewaxing then being disolved at the same time in six different solvents I keep on hand routinely. Here on the right is the wax removed from the extract and methanol on the left. It was dried on Column with a vacuum then left to air dry for a bit. [IMG_0416] Here now is the dried wax shown distributed by estimation into roughly equal portions and loaded into each test tube. Behind and in the order they are put in the tubes are the solvents to be t…

Chemical Forums: Dichloromethane as solvent for fat

watch how the dcm interacts with the waxes vs the alcohols.