[Histonet] Recycling alcohol

[Rene J Buesa]

I used 200 proof ethanol and tried also to recycle it. After making a costs analysis I concluded it was not worth it. Too much waste, too much electricity, too much water and only about 50-60% recovery, at beast.If you have a good ethanol source I would advise not to embark in recycling it. Xylene (if you still use it) is another thing because it is economically viable.René J.  

     On Monday, January 19, 2015 1:28 PM, "Vickroy, James" <jvickroy <@t> SpringfieldClinic.com> wrote:
   

 We are planning to recycle alcohol in the new lab I am working with.  Previously I always used an alcohol blend such as the "Flex" products.  However at this new lab we are going to only process biopsies so I believe I can get by using ethanol and not a blend.  We will be getting our alcohol from Thermofisher.  Can anyone tell me which alcohols they are using for dehydration?  Reagent alcohol or ethyl alcohol.  Obviously we will make our own concentrations from a 100%.

Jim

Jim Vickroy
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