From: Jonas Nilsson (jonni$##$ifm.liu.se)
Date: Thu Oct 28 1999 - 02:10:31 EDT
I do not think that absobed water can be removed that easily.
/jN
Bozell, Joe wrote:
> I have done this frequently merely by (rapidly) pulverizing the pellets=
in a
> mortar and pestle. The powder can then be placed under vacuum with a l=
ittle
> mild heating to remove any water that might have been absorbed.
>
> best regards,
>
> Joe Bozell
> Senior Chemist
> National Renewable Energy Lab
> Golden, CO
> USA
>
> > ----------
> > From: Alison og Thomas Høyer
> > Reply To: alihoyer$##$post.uni2.dk
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 11:52 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list orglist
> > Subject: ORGLIST: KOH powder
> >
> > A procedure I wish to use calls for powdered KOH. As I pictured mysel=
f
> > trying to squash individual pellets between two teaspoons, I remember=
ed
> > the orglist people: Have any of you tried preparing pulverized potass=
ium
> > hydroxide?
> > KOH is very hygroscopic.
> >
> > Kindest regards,
> >
> > Thomas Hoyer
> >
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