The determination of alcohol, ether and water in ternary mixtures

Abstract

A method is described for the analysis of all mixtures of alcohol, ether and water with an accuracy of 0.2 per cent. The composition is obtained from a calibration graph constructed from data obtained by boiling-point determinations and "cloud-point" titrations. A modification to the 3-tube for the boiling-point determination has effected an improvement in technique. The . method is simple and rapid in operation, and would be applicable to other ternary mixtures containing water.