Separation of methanol and ethanol
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How can distillation towers be operated to better separate methanol and ethanol? The design should enable the separation of 99% ethanol. I hope experts can offer some guidance
If there are only methanol and ethanol as the two components and they do not form an azeotrope, separation can be achieved through simple distillation. (It has not been determined whether an azeotrope is formed.) If an azeotrope does form, ordinary distillation cannot be used to obtain 99% ethanol; in such cases, azeotropic distillation is necessary, which requires the addition of a certain amount of entrainer.