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A new method for the determination of water in absolute alcohol and an application of this method in studies on the drying of alcohol

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A new method has been developed for the accurate determination of small quantities of water in ethyl alcohol, the method is based on the determination of electrical conductivity of a saturated solution of sodium chloride in the sample of alcohol. Owing to its simplicity and precision the method can conveniently be employed in routine analysis.

Quick-lime of good quality has been shown to yield absolute alcohol of very low water content.

In conclusion, I wish to record here my grateful thanks to Dr. K. S. Gururaja Doss and to Professor B. Sanjiva Rao for their keen interest in the work.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Central College, Bangalore, University of Mysore, India

    N. Venkatanarasimhachar

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(Communicated by Dr. K. S. Gururaja Doss,d.sc., f.a.sc.)

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Venkatanarasimhachar, N. A new method for the determination of water in absolute alcohol and an application of this method in studies on the drying of alcohol. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) 16, 332 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170546

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