Today, the liquid taken from the trays of the methanol-water tower turned colored
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A few days ago, I took a bottle of methanol in water at the sampling point in the middle of the alcohol-water tower. When it was first taken, the methanol smell was very strong and the color was a cloudy white; after resting for half a day, the solution became clear. When I checked it again today, its color had turned yellow, similar to the color of tea water. I’m not sure what changes have taken place here. The design involves mixing methanol with water, so why did it change color? Could it be due to iron? Seeking advice
We once repaired the flow meter below the methanol-water separation tower; the water discharged was green and contained a large amount of oil.
I wonder if the original poster has been busy making money these days, as I don’t see any replies. It is normal to contain iron; the entire tower is made of cast iron, and if it wasn’t cleaned first, the iron content would be very high. Furthermore, methanol itself has a very pungent odor
Haha, there’s mainly one issue: I took samples from three different locations in this tower, and I didn’t observe this phenomenon at either the top nor the bottom of the tower. The methanol at the top and the water at the bottom are both colorless and transparent
That’s strange too. I don’t know why there are sampling points in the middle of your tower
One possibility is that the tray connectors have rusted