I have a 15 gallon solvent that sets outside and accumulated water from condensation. I thought it would help to add an emulsionfiyer (iso-heat) to the solvent. Which was a mistake. I now need to remove the water from the solvent . Can it be done. If so how? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Larry
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Separating Water from Solvent
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4xdog
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Perhaps one of the Mr Funnel filters? I've not used one before, and it might depend on how well the water is emulsified into the fuel.
But take a look. I'm sure folks on here will have first hand experience.
http://www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html
But take a look. I'm sure folks on here will have first hand experience.
http://www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html
Mick56
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The water will settle to the bottom. Freeze the container, and pour off the solvent.
rayra
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what's the word for it? - like when brake fluid absorbs water? if the water isn't bonding with the solvent, they should otherwise stratify in the container and you can pour the solvent off into another container and discard the water.
pizza
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what kind of solvent?
what was the solvent used for?
what do you want to use the solvent for?
can't really help without understanding what the situation is.
if you wanted to remove the water, why did you try to emulsify it? making the solvent more polar by adding isopropanol makes it much harder lol
what was the solvent used for?
what do you want to use the solvent for?
can't really help without understanding what the situation is.
I thought it would help to add an emulsionfiyer (iso-heat) to the solvent. Which was a mistake.
if you wanted to remove the water, why did you try to emulsify it? making the solvent more polar by adding isopropanol makes it much harder lol
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I used to be just the opposite. I would add water to the solvent tank and then raise the pump pickup up in the tank to above the water level. That way the water would stratify to the bottom of the solvent tank and most of the crud in the solvent would fall out of suspension and sink into the water. The solvent would last longer and be cleaner.
lg
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lg
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rlitman
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...I thought it would help to add an emulsionfiyer (iso-heat) to the solvent...
IF you didn't add enough isopropyl alcohol to get all of the water to mix into solution, your best bet would be to drain (or siphon) the water that settled into the bottom. If it all mixed in, then you will not be able to separate the water easily.
nadogail
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If the emulsifier did what an emulsifier is supposed to do, you might be better off discarding the emulsion and getting a new batch of clean solvent.
In the original post the solvent was not identified, so any recommendation will be very general.
In the original post the solvent was not identified, so any recommendation will be very general.
Robbie B
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what's the word for it? - like when brake fluid absorbs water? if the water isn't bonding with the solvent, they should otherwise stratify in the container and you can pour the solvent off into another container and discard the water.
Hygroscopic.
Robbie B
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I used to be just the opposite. I would add water to the solvent tank and then raise the pump pickup up in the tank to above the water level. That way the water would stratify to the bottom of the solvent tank and most of the crud in the solvent would fall out of suspension and sink into the water. The solvent would last longer and be cleaner.
lg
no neat sig line
That’s actually kinda genius.